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Average indoor radon in Camrose is 114.1 Bq/m³, and 8.3% of tested homes exceed the 200 Bq/m³ guideline. A three-month alpha-track test on the lowest occupied level is the right first step.
Radon Levels in Camrose
Alberta · Edmonton metropolitan area · Health Canada home survey · 2013 data · 96 readings
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Regional estimate114.1Bq/m³Guideline watch
0600+Guideline200 Bq/m³
Mean indoor radon
114.1 Bq/m³
Alberta avg: 126 Bq/m³
Homes above 200 Bq/m³
8.3%
Provincial avg: 12%
Risk category
Moderate
Reference: 200 Bq/m³
Reading this page
In Camrose, the published mean indoor radon reading is 114.1 Bq/m³, based on Health Canada survey sampling from 96 home readings in the Edmonton metropolitan area. 8.3% of tested homes in this sample exceed the 200 Bq/m³ guideline, and the highest single reading recorded was 386 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 Camrose
Camrose 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.
Camrose vs Alberta
Camrose mean radon114.1 Bq/m³
Alberta provincial average126 Bq/m³
Health Canada reference level200 Bq/m³
Homes above 200 Bq/m³8.3%
Testing strongly advised
8.3% of tested homes in this area exceed 200 Bq/m³. Individual homes vary — the only way to know your level is to test.
- 1Order a Health Canada approved long-term test kit
- 2Place the detector on the lowest occupied level for 3+ months
- 3Send the kit to the lab and compare results to 200 Bq/m³
- 4Retest every 2 years or after major renovations
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Source · Health Canada Radon and Thoron Data From Canadian Homes, CMA survey vintage 2012–2013 (Open Government Licence – Canada); metropolitan area proxy from Edmonton CMA (96 home readings). Last updated 2013. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.