European radon abatement policy: state and ongoing discussion
Radon is a hazardous air pollutant which can cause detriment to individuals and to the society. Thus, the natural consequence is avoiding it or in practice, limiting exposure. This has led to regulation on national and international level whose objective is reduction of radon exposure. In Europe, th...
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Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)
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| description | Radon is a hazardous air pollutant which can cause detriment to individuals and to the society. Thus, the natural consequence is avoiding it or in practice, limiting exposure. This has led to regulation on national and international level whose objective is reduction of radon exposure. In Europe, the Basic Safety Standards (BSS) issued in 2013, whose implementation is mandatory for EU Member States, caused a boost to efforts towards radon regulation as well as to radon research since a number of components of radon abatement policy appeared not resolved sufficiently reliable in the sense of quality assurance. In this contribution, we present the state of implementation of EURATOM Basic Safety Standards in Europe and in Germany, as a particular example. We also address a number of topics currently discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b3a81a4a906449ea26e439d307d62dd2025-08-20T02:39:04ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122023-05-01111A (Suppl.)011210.15392/2319-0612.2023.21621780European radon abatement policy: state and ongoing discussionPeter Bossew0Nils Suhr1Retired from BfSGerman Federal Office for Radiation ProtectionRadon is a hazardous air pollutant which can cause detriment to individuals and to the society. Thus, the natural consequence is avoiding it or in practice, limiting exposure. This has led to regulation on national and international level whose objective is reduction of radon exposure. In Europe, the Basic Safety Standards (BSS) issued in 2013, whose implementation is mandatory for EU Member States, caused a boost to efforts towards radon regulation as well as to radon research since a number of components of radon abatement policy appeared not resolved sufficiently reliable in the sense of quality assurance. In this contribution, we present the state of implementation of EURATOM Basic Safety Standards in Europe and in Germany, as a particular example. We also address a number of topics currently discussed.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2162radon policyeuropeexposurehazard and riskquality assurance |
| spellingShingle | Peter Bossew Nils Suhr European radon abatement policy: state and ongoing discussion Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences radon policy europe exposure hazard and risk quality assurance |
| title | European radon abatement policy: state and ongoing discussion |
| title_full | European radon abatement policy: state and ongoing discussion |
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| title_short | European radon abatement policy: state and ongoing discussion |
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