The project undertaken by Ä. Degenhardt from BfS is one of the four finalists nominated for the ICRP Cousins Award in 2023. Her project titled “A Biokinetic Model to Assess Radon Uptake by the Fetus in Pregnant Women” is part of the work in Task 3.3 of WP3 and will be...
Events
RadoNorm at GARRM (Prague)
RadoNorm was represented at the 16th International workshop on the Geological Aspects of radon risk mapping (GARRM), September 19th – 21st 2023, by S. Baumann from the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). He represented WP2 with an oral presentation...
RadoNorm Interest Group Meeting to discuss performance of budget radon monitors
WP2 of RadoNorm will be organising a workshop on Friday, 13th October 2023 as part of the European Radiation Protection Week 2023 to compare the performance of 13 low-cost electronic radon measuring instruments. The session will showcase the methodology and results of...
RadoNorm at the International Uranium Miners Workshop
The 3-day long International Workshop on Studies of Uranium Miners and Uranium Processing Workers concluded on 25th May 2023 in Munich, Germany. Various representatives from WP3 and WP4 took part in the meeting and engaged in intensive discussions on the effects of...
RadoNorm at ELCC 2023
RadoNorm was represented at the ELCC 2023 – European Lung Cancer Congress, by F. Turrisi, an early career researcher in WP4, and L. Mezquita from the Hospital Clinic Barcelona. The ELCC took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 29th March to 1st April 2023 and featured...
25 years at the Center for Environmental Sciences at UHasselt
On Tuesday January 24th, the Center for Environmental Sciences CMK of the University Hasselt celebrated its 25th anniversary. Among the attendees were many prominent guests, such as Belgian federal minister Zakia Khattabi and IPBES General Secretary Anne Larigauderie,...
European Citizen Science Collaboration Group
European Citizen Science Collaboration Group On 24 January 2023, the first meeting of the European Citizen Science (ECS) Collaboration Group was set up. RadoNorm is represented in this group by the coordinator of the citizen science initiatives in RadoNorm, Dr....
RadoNorm at NEA FSC national Belgium workshop
J. Kenens addressing the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) national workshop in Belgium last Friday. She presented the topic of citizen science as a potential way to involve youth in radioactive waste management, and used the RadoNorm citizen science...
RadoNorm at EURAP Workshop
The final EURAP workshop for EU radon action plans came to a close on 21.9.2022. RadoNorm was represented by BfS and several members from SCK CEN and SURO. There were informative presentations and lively discussions among radon regulators and representatives from the...
ERA Workshop on “NORM in aquatic systems”
A one-day online workshop on NORM in aquatic systems will be held on Friday, 30th September 2022 from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm CET. This workshop is organised by the European Radioecology Alliance and is done in conjunction with WP2 and WP5 of RadoNorm. The webinar will be...