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Ontario Lung Association warns of radon risks

by Radiation Safety Institute | Oct 26, 2009 | News and Events

As winter weather approaches and we move activities indoors, it’s a good time to think about the quality of the air in our homes. Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that is produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil. Radon can enter a...

WHO slashes radon limit in homes, cites lung cancer risks

by Radiation Safety Institute | Sep 23, 2009 | News and Events

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has drastically cut the maximum amount of radon, a naturally occurring gas, that should be permitted in homes because of strong evidence it causes lung cancer. In a WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon issued...

Institute Officials Stress Awareness and Education in Debate about Dose Limits

by Radiation Safety Institute | Sep 21, 2009 | News and Events

Officials from the Radiation Safety Institute were recently interviewed for a major feature article which appears in the September 2009 edition of OHS Canada Magazine. The story, by assistant editor Dan Birch, looks at the implications of “Exposure to Radiation...

The Radiation Safety Institute of Canada Has Moved!

by Radiation Safety Institute | Aug 10, 2009 | News and Events

Your friends at the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada’s Head Office and National Education Centre recently moved to new offices. You can now find us at: 165 Avenue Road, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3S4 Canada. Our phone numbers, email addresses and...