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Video – RADON: technical diagnosis of the building
There are several ways to protect a building to diminish indoor exposure of occupants. However, each building has its own characteristics and environment and it is recommended to adapt the principles of protection to a specific situation to be efficient. The video,...
Workshop »Liquid NORM – sources, impact assessment and treatment«
With regards to RadoNorm’s milestone 5.9 the online workshop with industry representatives and relevant authorities dealing with radioactivity in water will be organized on 24th and 25th February 2021, with two 4-hours sessions, starting at 1 pm CET (Note: start time...
Early Career Researcher position open in BfS
ECR position in the frame of RadoNorm project is opened at the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) to develop a biokinetic model for the transfer of radon, thoron and progeny and specific model for estimation of radiation dose. More information on:...
Communication of radon in homes: IRPA 2015 conference
Tanja Perko, SCK.CEN, WP6 leader in RadoNorm presenting the first preliminary results on the communication of radon in homes with pitfalls and recommendations. The presentation is given at IRPA15 conference, which is online event, based in Seoul, Korea: see more at...
Short courses sponsored by RadoNorm
RadoNorm is promoting education and training in support of the research programme and making more widely available training opportunities in order to help attract top-level students into the field covering all aspects of the scientific research areas relevant to...
PhD position open in HZDR in the framework of RadoNorm
PhD position in the RadoNorm project WP2 Exposure, task 2.7 Identification of geochemical and biological processes controlling NORM mobility to derive more robust solid/liquid distribution coefficient can be found under the following link:...
RadoNorm videos on radon
Several videos have been published on RadoNorm Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6yCORiPX5DXgmu5AaGLn9Q: STUK video on family renovating their house to reduce radon “Help, radon values are hitting the roof!” STUK video on how to know if there is...
RadoNorm public opinion survey is ongoing
Data collection for the 2020 Barometer in Belgium is currently ongoing and is carried out by the market research firm Kantar Belgium using a mail-to-web data collection method. The survey studies the attitudes, beliefs and risk perceptions of Belgians concerning...
WHO Health for All Film Festival
The WHO Health for All Film Festival invites independent film-makers, production companies, public institutions, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world to submit their original short films on health. The festival aims to recruit a new...
Protection against radon at work
New regulation for the protection against radon at work in France was published in new issue of European ALARA Network (EAN) Newsletter - link. This article is a summary of the guide addressed to the employer published in October 2020 by the French Minister of Labour...
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European Radon Day 2020
The 7th of November is the annual date for European Radon Day. This year the ERA marked it with the special infographic devoted to the topic “Healthy Indoor Environment and Radon as a Pollutant” https://radoneurope.org/european-radon-day-2020/. It provides several...