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Anyone hoping to check their home’s radon level can now pick from dozens of different radon monitors sold online or in stores — but experts warn many of those devices don’t actually work, and some have even been recalled.
Not all radon monitors being sold online or in stores are approved for use in Canada, experts warn
Lauren Pelley · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 20, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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While multiple radon monitors are approved for use in Canada, such as this electronic Airthings device, plenty more being sold in stores and online are either recalled or not yet certified. (Mathieu Theriault/CBC)
Anyone hoping to check their home’s radon level can now pick from dozens of different radon monitors sold online or in stores — but experts warn many of those devices don’t actually work.
Plenty of Canadians install faulty monitors, only to find out later that they aren’t approved or certified, cautioned Pam Warkentin, the executive director of the Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (CARST), which runs the country’s certification program alongside Health Canada.
“I have to tell them that they can’t really base any decisions on those detectors and need to go purchase another one.”
Wasted money and time add up fast.
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