Because of this thread:
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?p=5409840
And some other info I came across I've been looking into Radon, bought a detector and had a Radon company come check out my house. Is Radon really a serious concern? If you read all the sites WHO, Health Canada, etc. It's nothing but legitimate serious concern, but the reality seems to be that nobody really takes this seriously and most people have never heard of it (let alone tested their homes). If it wasn't for legitimate organizations putting up warnings the Radon thing smells like a scam. Is it just in it's infancy of awareness? In Calgary there are only 2 legitimate testing and mitigation companies and if the problem is as serious as everyone lets on they'd be backlogs for years, but when I met with one they basically said it's a pretty slow line of work.
Beginning this month Alberta adopts the 2010 NBC that requires a rough in radon reduction system in new construction. So the Governments are taking this seriously, but the general public does not seem convinced and most people (including me) hadn't even heard of it as an issue.
So anyone get their homes tested for Radon before? Is this the first you've heard of it? Is this really a concern? Why is there not more awareness around Radon?