A Prince Edward Island Radon Measurement and Mitigation Company

Who We Are

Radon East is a division of Blair LaPierre Inc. We are a Prince Edward Island Company with a desire to help make your home a safer place

In 2014 we became aware of a threat to the health of our Island families that we felt was being largely ignored.  We wanted to do something about this, and after much research and study decided the best approach was to help to get the message out as well as offer a service to test for this threat.

Almost all homes have some radon in them, the question is how much. The only way to know is to measure.
There are two options for testing a house for radon: one is to purchase a do-it-yourself long-term radon test kit and the other is to hire a certified radon measurement professional.
Health Canada recommends a test of at least three months. 

Radon is a gas formed by the breakdown of uranium, a natural radioactive material found in all soil and rock. Long-term exposure to radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and the leading cause of lung cancer for people who have never smoked.

Testing is simple, and can be done with a D.I.Y. Kit but because the process of testing your home can seem daunting to some, we have trained our measurement professionals to the recognized standards. 

Radon is a serious threat to the Health of Canadians

Why use a certified tester?

Radon gas and radon progeny in the air can be breathed into the lungs where they breakdown further and emit "alpha particles". Alpha particles release small bursts of energy which are absorbed by nearby lung tissue. This results in lung cell death or damage. When lung cells are damaged, they have the potential to result in cancer when they reproduce.

Because of this potential we feel it is very important to get the testing done correctly.  Radon can affect the health of your family.  We want to be sure the results of the testing are as accurate as possible, both to protect you if required, but also to avoid "False Positives "

We are pleased to announce we now have a technician certified in Mitigation.  This will provide one point of contact for all of your Radon needs.  Mitigation is the installation of a system in your home to reduce radon levels to below 200 becquerels per cubic meter and in most cases to a level very close to that of the outside air.

The Canadian Guidelines sate "Remedial measures should be undertaken in a dwelling whenever the average annual radon concentration exceeds 200 becquerels per cubic meter (200 Bq/m³) in the normal occupancy area. The higher the radon concentration, the sooner remedial measures should be undertaken. When remedial action is taken, the radon levels should be reduced to a value as low as practicable. The construction of new dwellings should employ techniques that will minimize radon entry and will facilitate post-construction radon removal, should this subsequently prove necessary."