The Austrian radon projec

H. Friedmann1); C. Atzmüller2); L. Breitenhuber3); P. Brunner4); K. Fink5); K. Fritsche6); W.Hofmann2); H. Kaineder7); P. Karacson8); V. Karg9); P. Kindl3); C. Kralik9); J. Krischan10)

H. Friedmann1), C. Atzmüller2), L. Breitenhuber3), P. Brunner4), K. Fink5), K. Fritsche6), W.Hofmann2), H. Kaineder7), P. Karacson8), V. Karg9), P. Kindl3), C. Kralik9), J. Krischan10),

radon mapping, radon measurements, indoor air quality, radon

Year:

1999

Bibliographic info:

Radon in the Living Environment, 1999, Athens, Greece

The Austrian Radon Project (ARP) is aimed to investigate and measure systematically the indoorradon concentration in about 0.5% of all Austrian homes. With the information from this surveyareas of enhanced indoor radon concentration can be identified and people living in such areasshould be encouraged to mitigate their homes. The radon potential is introduced by normalizingthe observed radon data to a standard situation. By mapping the radon potential an overview on thegeological risk for enhanced indoor radon concentrations will be available. In the future a passageshould be introduced into the building codes to consider the radon potential during theconstruction of houses to avoid radon problems in new buildings.

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