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Radon Levels in Halifax

Nova Scotia · Halifax metropolitan area · Health Canada home survey · 2013 data · 96 readings

By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources

Direct municipal data
194.7Bq/m³Guideline watch
0600+Guideline200 Bq/m³
Mean indoor radon
194.7 Bq/m³
Nova Scotia avg: 195 Bq/m³
Homes above 200 Bq/m³
31.3%
Provincial avg: 31%
Risk category
High
Reference: 200 Bq/m³

Reading this page

In Halifax, the published mean indoor radon reading is 194.7 Bq/m³, based on Health Canada survey sampling from 96 home readings in the Halifax metropolitan area. 31.3% of tested homes in this sample exceed the 200 Bq/m³ guideline, and the highest single reading recorded was 2117 Bq/m³.

Local geology is recorded as mixed. Geology helps explain regional averages; individual homes still vary with foundation type, ventilation, and soil contact, so a moderate regional average does not rule out a high reading in any single home.

How to read this

Figures come from Health Canada's Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes: long-term tests in participating dwellings, aggregated by geography. The 200 Bq/m³ guideline applies to the normal occupancy area (lowest lived-in level). A city mean is not a reading for your address.

Start with the mean and the share of homes at or above 200 Bq/m³, then check whether this page is labeled direct or regional. Direct means the survey geography matches this municipality or its named metro breakout. Regional means you are seeing a broader area average that may not match your street. Compare with the provincial reading only as context; house-to-house variation is usually larger than city-to-city gaps.

Prefer a three-month (or longer) alpha-track test that includes heating season. Short-term tests are screening tools. Place the detector on the lowest lived-in level, away from exterior walls and high airflow. For elevated results, hire a C-NRPP measurement or mitigation professional, then retest after any work. Full provenance: methodology.

Figure 1 · Geology

Mixed beneath Halifax

Halifax sits on Mixed bedrock or surficial deposits. Radon enters homes through cracks in foundations, sump pits, and utility penetrations. Geology explains regional averages, but individual home levels depend on construction, ventilation, and soil contact.

Halifax vs Nova Scotia

Halifax mean radon194.7 Bq/m³
Nova Scotia provincial average195 Bq/m³
Health Canada reference level200 Bq/m³
Homes above 200 Bq/m³31.3%

Mitigation recommended

Average indoor radon in this area exceeds Health Canada's 200 Bq/m³ reference level. If your home tests high, hire a C-NRPP certified mitigator.

  • 1Confirm levels with a long-term test kit (minimum 3 months)
  • 2If results exceed 200 Bq/m³, contact a C-NRPP certified professional
  • 3Sub-slab depressurization typically reduces levels by 80–90%
  • 4Retest after mitigation to verify the system works
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Source · Health Canada Radon and Thoron Data From Canadian Homes, CMA survey vintage 2012–2013 (Open Government Licence – Canada). Last updated 2013. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.