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July 9, 2009 – Further Results from Radon Testing

Dr. Heather Morrison
(L-R) Larry Koughan, Branch Manager of ALL-TECH Environmental Services, Dr. Heather Morrison, Chief Health Officer for the PEI Department of Health and Joe Bradley, Manager of Environmental Health present the results of the second phase of the PEI Randon Survey.

Further results from radon measurement tests are available for the second phase of the PEI radon project. As part of the second phase of the project, 410 tests were carried out at 106 provincially owned sites across Prince Edward Island over the winter months, including schools, seniors housing, correctional centres and others. As part of the second phase, the Department of Health also retested 20 buildings that had originally exceeded the new national guideline during the first phase of the radon testing.

“The results of the PEI Radon survey help us gain a better sense of what radon levels are in public facilities across the province,” said Chief Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison. “Through this project, we have tested nearly 200 sites across the province and the results from both phases show relatively low radon levels for buildings here in Prince Edward Island compared with those found in many other regions of Canada.” more ...


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