The Prairies have the second- highest radon levels in the world, behind only Poland, according to new research. The story gets worse for Saskatchewan, and worse again in Regina.

Research has found that one in five Prairie homes, one in three Saskatchewan homes and one in two Regina homes contain dangerous amounts of the cancer-causing gas.

"It's strongly looking like Regina is the most radon-exposed population on this planet, said Aaron Goodarzi, lead researcher of the national Evict Radon study and the Canada research chair for radiation exposure disease.

In large amounts, radon damages lungs and causes cancer in humans. It is recognized as the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, with 10,000-40,000 Canadians diagnosed each decade.

One to three patients are diagnosed with radon-induced lung cancer in the Prairies each day.

The only way to know for sure whether a home has dangerously high levels is to test for them.

These tests range is quality and are fairly pricey if you want to purchase one of decent quality.

This petition begs The Provincial Government to bring more awareness to this issue and to provide its community with free testing kits to ensure we keep our families safe.

Source Cited: GlobalNews.Ca