Posted on Friday, February 21, 2020 by Kaine Moar
Electrical heating systems are being implemented by many Canadians, and people all over the world. People want to become more “green” and reduce their carbon footprint. In most cases, homes have a furnace or boiler using fossil fuels to produce heat.
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Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 by Tara Valley
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas found primarily in rock and soil and produced by the breakdown of uranium.
Radon is odourless, tasteless and invisible, just like carbon monoxide.
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer (after smoking) according to Health Canada [Source].
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Posted on Thursday, March 6, 2014 by Tara Valley
Being proactive seems especially prudent when you don’t know exactly what’s coming down the pipe. A little preparation can help you to avoid mold growth, bacteria and other issues that this spring may just bring.
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Posted on Friday, November 23, 2012 by Tara Valley
About a century ago, asbestos came into widespread use as a construction material for both residential and industrial buildings. Fire and moisture resistant and nearly indestructible, it’s not hard to see why it was once seen as a ‘miracle’ material.
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Posted on Friday, October 19, 2012 by Tara Valley
Earlier this year, the Ontario Provincial government took the first steps towards enacting the Radon Awareness and Prevention Act, 2012. The private member’s bill passed its First Reading and will have to have a second and third reading before it can be passed into law.
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Posted on Saturday, October 6, 2012 by Tara Valley
Concern for the environment has to include concern for the conditions you live in. The air you breathe indoors is crucial to the continued good health of you and your family.
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Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012 by Tara Valley
A new report that comes from a study conducted by University of Toronto and the Ontario Health Coalition names indoor air quality as one of the key environmental issues that affect the health of Torontonians.
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Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 by Tara Valley
A recent episode of Wylde on Health, a weekly news magazine on health matters on CP24 TV invited Tara Valley, Senior Environmental Consultant and Indoor Air Quality Specialist for the Environmental Services Group on the set as an expert to comment on common health risks in the home.
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Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 by Tara Valley
Indoor air quality is increasingly coming to the forefront of discussions on the effects of environment on human health. Consider the role of radon.
Radon is a colourless and odourless gas that’s completely undetectable to human senses.
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Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by Tara Valley
The Canadian Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Buildings recently commissioned Environics Research Group to conduct a survey among building professionals and get a deeper understanding of just how much or how little they know about indoor air quality.
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