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Canadian houses are built to high standards but there can
still be hazards inside any home.
That's why Health Canada has unveiled a new program
to make Canadian homes healthier.
The new hazardcheck guide will help home owners detect
environmental hazards including radon,
carbon monoxide and mould.
Scientists from Health Canada demonstrated how the guide's
information can be put to use in a typical family home.
Radon gets into a home when it finds an opening where
the house sits on the ground.
The new guide shows home owners where
and how they can test for radon in their home.
It also has tips on how to detect the presence of carbon
monoxide and explains why its important to have
a carbon monoxide detector in your home.
Checking for all three will make a home a safer place.
When it comes to our health in addition to thinking about
outdoors issues like smog and freshwater quality
we also need to consider the threats we could find
within our homes.
For a free copy of hazardcheck visit
healthycanadians.gc.ca /Hazardcheck
Or call 1 800 O-CANADA.