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CARST2024/ACSTR2024 - Canada's 13th Annual Radon Conference



24-28 April 2024 - Moncton, NB

We are so thankful for all those who joined us this year in Moncton for our 13th annual conference.  It was a great success.

This year's conference was hosted on the traditional unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples.




Thursday Presentations in English and (French):

Health Canada update, Kelley Bush and Alex Lemieux  (Programme national sur le radon avril 2024 FR)

CARST Update April 2024, Erin Curry and Pam Warkentin (ACSTR avril 2024)

A early look into the 2024 Cross Canada Radon Report, Dr. Aaron Goodarzi

Highlights from BC's Radon Intergovernmental WorkingDr. Anne-Marie Nicol (Faits saillants du Groupe de travail intergouvernemental sur le radon de la C-B)

Partnering with Patient Advocates, Diane Colton

Let’s talk about radon: how to translate the technical to the accessible, Melanie Langille (Parlons radon:Comment bien vulgariser les notions techniques)

Sweden's radon management practices - from EU-law regulatory compliance to local enforcementJonte From (Les pratiques de gestion du radon en Suède - de la conformité aux lois européennes à l'application au niveau local)

Estimating the Canadian radon-induced lung cancer burden in 2024 - Dustin Pearson

Progress of the Task Group on Radon and Soil Gas Mitigation 2024, Corey Carson (Progrès du groupe d’étude sur l’atténuation du radon et des gaz souterrains_2024)

Case Study on New Construction, Jeff Leblanc

Latest results and highlights from the indoor air and domestic water radon pilot project in Chelsea, Mathieu Brossard

How do heat recovery ventilation systems affect residential radon concentrations?, Janet Gaskin (Comment les systèmes de ventilation à récupération de chaleur (VRC))

Installing Multi-purpose CRM with Canadian Radon Mitigation Systems, Samantha Kim

Should we be conducting CRM testing in public buildings even after long-term testing indicates radon levels are within acceptable limits?, Curt Lamontagne

Radon in Multi-Unit Buildings: Challenges with stratas (condos) and multiple ownersGraeme Cooper 


Friday Presentations in English and (French):

History and overview of radon dose conversion factors, Jose Luis Gutierrez Villanueva

TeleWorking and Hybrid Working increasing exposure during working hours, Mathieu Brossard

COIRA Intercomparison ProjectJose Luis Gutierrez Villanueva and Pam Warkentin

First Nations Radon Project, During A Pandemic, Jared Bishop

First Nations Communities and Housing, Roxanne Harper and Jared Bishop

Radon exposure disparities: impact on individuals with disabilities and insights from a Canadian Study - Monica Caicedo Roa

5 years of 100TK data and Follow-up actions - Anne-Marie Nicol, Erin Curry and Pam Warkentin (Défi 100 trousses)

Federal Advocacy Project, Jennifer May

Status of Financial Aid Programs, Various Presenters

Provincial Actions - A Path Forward - Workshop, Facilitated by Jeff Leblanc and David Innes


This year's Saturday/Sunday C-NRPP Professional Development included:

  • EN Mitigator Round Table 
  • FR Mitigator Round Table 
  • VOCs FR
  • Communication Testing  FR
  • HRV 
  • Curt's Course EN
  • Radon Progeny
  • Controlling Radon in New Construction
  • Measuring Radon in the Workplace 
  • Sunday Field trip 

Thank you to our SPONSORS / Merci à nos commanditaires:


Platinum Sponsor:


Gold Sponsors:

                             


Silver Sponsors:


                              



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