Radon
True or False: Radon gas is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in Canada.
True
True or False: Radon gas is caused by the breakdown of uranium in rock, soil and water.
True
Name one program LungNSPEI offers.
Various Answers
What number can you call for Tobacco Free Counselling to help quit smoking?
811
You can receive a free radon kit through LungNSPEI if you make less than $60,000 as a household.
True
If a home tests results are above ___ Bq/m3, remediation action should be taken.
200
The Lung Assocation was established in the early 1900's to prevent what disease?
Tuberculosis
Approx. how many Nova Scotians and Islanders suffer from sleep apnea?
45,000
When is the best time to test a home for radon?
Fall and Winter
Living Well with Lung Disease is for what lung disease?
All of them!
1 in _ Nova Scotians and Islanders have lung disease.
1 in 5
Where does Atlantic Canada rank in the world for average residential radon levels?
4th
How does radon gas get into a home?
Through cracks in the floor, walls, foundation, spaces around pipes, anywhere a home contacts the soil.
What grade do we facilitate the Youth Vaping Awareness program to?
Grade 7
Smokers who are exposed to high levels of radon long-term have a 1 in __ chance of being diagnosed with lung cancer.
1 in 3