Home Safety for Your Kids Sake -- Poster (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

Home Safety for Your Kids Sake -- Poster

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Pointing to startling statistics on lung cancer risks, child health and other experts in Canada are ramping up calls for families nationwide to test their homes for radon gas contamination. While homeowners generally all know about the need to maintain a smoke detector and install a carbon monoxide monitor, there's a third point on the fundamental safe home checklist: conduct a long-term (three months or longer) do-it-yourself radon test, or hire a radon specialist to measure the radon level.

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Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment

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