http://www.radiationsafety.ca Good Science in Plain Language Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:03:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There has been a lot of news in recent days about the new security measures in airports following the incident onboard Northwest Airlines flight 253 on Christmas Day last year. As a result, some airports have started using a new passenger screening technology, including backscatter x-ray scanners. This has led ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/airport-backscatter-x-ray As Canadians, we all want the cleanest, safest, most secure home environment to live in and raise our families. One way to do this is to monitor our homes for the quality of the air we breathe. Radon gas is not something we hear about every day in Canada however, ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/protecting-your-family-from-radon-gas As winter weather approaches and we move activities indoors, it's a good time to think about the quality of the air in our homes. Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that is produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil. Radon can enter a home through tiny ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/ola-radon-warning [caption id="attachment_1317" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Institute Scientist, Camille Pacher, prepares for a busy day of questions and answers about radon gas"][/caption] For most of the homeowners and would-be do-it-yourself-ers attending the 2009 Fall Home Show in Toronto, the issue of radon in the home came as something of a revelation. Though it occurs ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/radiation-safety-institute-promotes-radon-awareness-at-fall-home-show GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has drastically cut the maximum amount of radon, a naturally occurring gas, that should be permitted in homes because of strong evidence it causes lung cancer. In a WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon issued quietly on Monday, it called for public health authorities ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/who-slashes-radon-limit-in-homes-cites-lung-cancer-risks [caption id="attachment_1288" align="alignright" width="140" caption="September 2009 Edition of OHS Canada magazine"][/caption] Officials from the Radiation Safety Institute were recently interviewed for a major feature article which appears in the September 2009 edition of OHS Canada Magazine. The story, by assistant editor Dan Birch, looks at the implications of "Exposure to Radiation and ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/ohs-canada-dose-limits-article [caption id="attachment_893" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="The Radiation Safety Institute Has Moved!"][/caption] Your friends at the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada's Head Office and National Education Centre recently moved to new offices. You can now find us at: 165 Avenue Road, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3S4 Canada. Our phone numbers, email addresses and ... http://www.radiationsafety.ca/move_note