The Mayor of Conception Bay South is encouraging homeowners to get their homes tested for radon after a report released by Take Action on Radon showed that 29 per cent of the 253 homes previously tested in CBS had levels above the Canadian guideline.

Radon is a naturally occurring, colourless, odourless gas that can enter homes through the ground.

High levels of exposure can lead to lung cancer, according to Health Canada.

Mayor Darrin Bent says of the 253 homes tested in the last two years, nearly one in three had levels higher than Health Canada’s acceptable limits.

“So we’re encouraging people to do their due diligence to get a test kit, have their home checked and send the test kit back in and find out what their level is. You’ve got to test every individual home to find out what y

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