In partnership with the Alberta Lung Association (with support from Health Canada), Parkland Regional Library System is proud to launch Radon Screening Kits as an addition to other materials patrons can borrow.
Radon Screening Program
Radon Screening Kits are now available through Parkland Regional Library System.
What is Radon?
Radon is an invisible, odourless gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in the ground and can build up in homes undetected. Exposure to radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
Radon is an invisible, odourless gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in the ground and can build up in homes undetected. Exposure to radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
What is in the Radon Screening Kit?
The kit includes a Corentium Home electronic monitoring device and an instruction booklet. More information on the Radon Screening Program can be found on the Alberta Lung Association website.
The kit includes a Corentium Home electronic monitoring device and an instruction booklet. More information on the Radon Screening Program can be found on the Alberta Lung Association website.
Where do I put the screener?
The Corentium screening device should be placed in rooms at the lowest level of your home where you and your family spend a lot of time for at least 7 days. Putting the device near a window, door or air vent, or in direct sunlight , may impact the reading.
The Corentium screening device should be placed in rooms at the lowest level of your home where you and your family spend a lot of time for at least 7 days. Putting the device near a window, door or air vent, or in direct sunlight , may impact the reading.
Borrowing a Kit
Interested in borrowing a Radon Screening Kit? Visit your local library and ask a staff member for more information, or visit the online catalogue and search for Radon.
These kits have a 3 week loan period. Please note that the kits will not be available from May 1st to September 30th as they are not effective at screening during the warmer months.
We also ask once you have borrowed the Radon Screening Program to complete the anonymous online survey. We want to continue to further educate the public about radon levels in Alberta and to continue to improve on this program! Thanks for your help in creating a world free of lung disease!
For more information, contact:
Parkland Regional Library System
Interested in borrowing a Radon Screening Kit? Visit your local library and ask a staff member for more information, or visit the online catalogue and search for Radon.
These kits have a 3 week loan period. Please note that the kits will not be available from May 1st to September 30th as they are not effective at screening during the warmer months.
We also ask once you have borrowed the Radon Screening Program to complete the anonymous online survey. We want to continue to further educate the public about radon levels in Alberta and to continue to improve on this program! Thanks for your help in creating a world free of lung disease!
For more information, contact:
Parkland Regional Library System