The European Radon Association proclaimed 7 November “European Radon Day”. The radioactive gas radon is among the leading causes of death from lung cancer after smoking. Radon occurs everywhere in soil. Larger amounts entering a building increase the lung cancer risk of residents. The Association chose the most significant date for the European Radon Day – Marie Curie’s birthday. The physicist born 1867 in Warsaw discovered, together with her husband, the chemical element radium, among others. One of its decay products is radon.

On this day (7^th November 2024) at 13:30 CET, the IAEA organised a webinar regarding “Strategies for Indoor Radon Mapping” as a 2-part series. Second part is scheduled for 14^th of November. More information and registration can be found on this https://www.iaea.org/resources/webinar/strategies-for-indoor-radon-mapping-part-2-of-2.

RadoNorm will also be presenting its radon research at the upcoming European Radiation Protection Week in Rome, Italy, and hosting a webinar on 21^st November 2024 at 13:30 CET on “Understanding radon in the context of health spas: framings, perceptions and enactments”.