{"id":801347,"date":"2026-04-10T07:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=801347"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:30:02","slug":"platinum-air-care-publishes-2026-ontario-indoor-air-quality-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/platinum-air-care-publishes-2026-ontario-indoor-air-quality-report_801347.html","title":{"rendered":"Platinum Air Care Publishes 2026 Ontario Indoor Air Quality Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Platinum Air Care has published a data-driven indoor air quality report for Ontario homeowners, drawing on Health Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and peer-reviewed research. Key findings: 1 in 5 Canadian homes exceed Health Canada’s radon guideline, wildfire smoke pushed Ontario PM2.5 to 8x normal levels in June 2023, and only 10% of Ontario homeowners have tested for radon. The full report with 23 cited sources is available at platinumaircare.ca.<\/div>\n

LONDON, Ontario – April 10, 2026 –<\/strong> Platinum Air Care, a family-owned indoor air and water quality company serving over 30,000 homeowners across Southwestern Ontario since 1999, today published its 2026 Ontario Indoor Air Quality Report.<\/p>\n

The report compiles data from Health Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Statistics Canada, Public Health Ontario, and peer-reviewed studies published in Nature and the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is the only publicly available Ontario-specific reference document that brings this data together in one place.<\/p>\n

Five headline findings from the report:<\/p>\n

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  1. Canadians spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, yet fewer than half of Ontario homeowners have taken steps to assess their indoor air quality.<\/li>\n
  2. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued approximately 5,000 air quality alerts in 2023 — nearly four times the annual average — driven almost entirely by wildfire smoke.<\/li>\n
  3. During the June 2023 wildfire smoke episodes, daily average PM2.5 across Ontario surged from 7.4 μg\/m³ to as high as 65.3 μg\/m³. Asthma-related emergency department visits rose measurably during these episodes.<\/li>\n
  4. Approximately 1 in 5 Canadian homes (17.8%) have radon levels at or above Health Canada’s guideline of 200 Bq\/m³. In Ontario, 13 of 36 health regions had more than 10% of homes above the guideline. Radon accounts for an estimated 850 lung cancer deaths in Ontario annually.<\/li>\n
  5. As of January 1, 2025, Ontario’s updated Building Code mandates HRV or ERV mechanical ventilation in every new home — yet the vast majority of Ontario’s 5.6 million existing homes have no such system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The report also identifies five areas where no Ontario-specific data currently exists in the public record, including aggregated radon results by Southwestern Ontario municipality, indoor PM2.5 readings during wildfire events, and duct contamination levels pre- and post-cleaning.<\/p>\n

    The full 2026 Ontario Indoor Air Quality Report — including methodology, 23 primary sources, key statistics table, and homeowner FAQ — is available at: https:\/\/www.platinumaircare.ca\/press-releases\/2026-ontario-indoor-air-quality-report<\/a><\/p>\n

    Media Contact<\/span>
    Company Name:<\/strong>     Platinum Air Care<\/a>
    Contact Person:<\/strong> Angelo Dereza
    Email:<\/strong>     Send Email<\/a>
    Country:<\/strong> Canada
    Website:<\/strong>     https:\/\/www.platinumaircare.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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