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CARST2023 - Canada's 12th Annual Radon Conference

12-16 April 2023 - Victoria, BC

Building Today for Healthy Tomorrows

This year's conference was a great opportunity to reunite and network in person with colleagues in radon from across the country and around the world.

Conference Program:

Download a copy of this year's conference program here: CARST 2023 Program.pdf

Thursday Presentations:

Doctor and Patient Story of Radon and Lung Cancer, Dr. Khoo
Using regional smoking rates to improve estimates of radon-attributable lung cancer rates in BC, Dr. McVea
Tackling Radon in Schools: The Interior Health Outreach Project, Dr. Mema
White Ribbon and Patient Advocacy, Crystal Lytle

Health Canada - National Program Update, Pawel Mekarski and Kelley Bush
Update on RadoNorm: Overview of regulatory approaches to control radon in dwellings, workplaces and large-scale buildings: lessons learned and recommendations, Angelika Kunte
Radon Recommendations for BC Radon Action Plan, Noah Quastel

Practical Sessions in Mitigation:

Turning Basements into Valuable, Comfortable, Healthy, and Safe Living Areas, Luis Faria
Performance of Airwell® in Mitigating Radon (222Rn) in Water: A Real-Life Study on Two Household Wells in Georgia, USA, Dr. Uttam Saha
Peace of Mind from The Ground Up with RadonX™, Fadi Basmaji

Making use of Radon Data:

Radon Mapping Update, Jean-Philippe Drolet
From Mapping of Radon in Soil to Inventory of Radon Indoors, Linda Aguirre

Radon Action: A Cross-sectional Panel Study of British Columbia's Municipalities, SFU Students, Harneet, Gurveen, Cyris, Harneet, Rica and Clemance
Jennifer May, Sask Lung
Erin Curry, Pam Warkentin and Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, Take Action on Radon
Julie Girardeau, Airthings
Adam Anderson, Lung Association, Manitoba

Friday Presentations:

Radon and Energy Efficiency, Dr. Noah Quastel and Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol
Health Canada –Halifax Research, Robert Stainforth
Indoor radon – How do New Homes in Winnipeg Compare?, Dr. Janet Gaskin
Real Time Radon Monitoring Reveals the Influence of Building Air Dynamics on Residential Radon Levels Across Time, Dustin Pearson

Researching BC's Building Code, Chantal Wilson
Update on the National Building Code, Corey Carson
Discussion on Radon and New Construction

Austria’s new guideline for radon mitigation measures for water supply facilities, Angelika Kunte
Follow-Up Measurements in Workplaces and Schools – Comparisons Between 2 and 7 Days Measurement Periods, Patrik Starck
Soil Gas Mitigation System Design Strategies for Institutional Buildings, Alexander Grams
Changing activity patterns since the COVID-19 pandemic and increased radon gas exposure for some workers and younger people, Cheryl Peters

Workshop on Building a Better Tomorrow

Lifetime radon exposure as a future lung cancer screening eligibility criterion in Canada: pilot study outcomes and upcoming clinical trial details, Dr. Aaron Goodarzi

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Thank you to our PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Thank you to our GOLD and SILVER SPONSORS:

Thank you to our EXHIBITORS:

Fantech
Eurofins
Radon Environmental
IPEX
Radonova
Saskatchewan Research Council
Pinchin Ltd.
Owens Corning
Hoskin Scientific
RadonWest
CRPA-ACRP
Ecosense
Radon Detect
RadonAway
Health Canada
Home Radon Test - Lung Saskatchewan
Toole Peet
Radiation Safety Institute of Canada
RadElec
Genyk Polyurethane
RadoSys

Canadian Lung Association

BC Lung Foundation

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