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Joined November 2020
RadoNorm Course “From Radon Measurement to Optimized Mitigation” concludes first week. Participants attended lectures on various aspects of radon measurement. They also started a real radon diagnostic of a building. More Radon-Measurement-to-Mitigation_TrainingCourse2025.pdf
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A new paper on radon-related health risks other than lung cancer among German uranium miners has been published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine oem.bmj.com/content/early/20… by Nora Fenske, Veronika Deffner, Maria Schnelzer and Michaela Kreuzer (BfS). #radonorm #paper
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2 new peer-reviewed papers Performance evaluation of radon measurement techniques in single-family homes sciencedirect.com/science/ar… and Short-Term Temporal Variability of Radon in Finnish Dwellings and the Use of Temporal Correction Factors mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/5/489 #radonorm #paper
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The RadoNorm Course “Radon therapy: theory and practice, benefits and health risks” (RATH) explored the relationship between radon as a health risk and radon as a benefit when it is used as medication. More at radonorm.eu/calls/call-for-c….
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The RadoNorm Course “Radon therapy: theory and practice, benefits and health risks” (RATH) began on 7th April 2025 (until 1th April 2025). It explores the relationship between radon as a health risk and as a benefit when it is used as medication. More on lnkd.in/gym_XNj
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The next RadoNorm Research Seminar will be on 16th April at 13:30 CET on topic “Spatial variation of radon in housing cooperatives and workplaces” by Tuukka Turtiainen (STUK). A Webex link to join is given here: bfsde.webex.com/bfsde-en/j.p… More radonorm.eu/activities/resea….
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A new paper has been published in the Journal of the European Radon Association by Hallvard Haanes and Jostein Hoftuft (NRNSA) featuring results from WP (Exposure) of RadoNorm. More on lnkd.in/dbYjmySu.
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Sofie Apers conducted her PhD project “(In)visible and (in)vincible? Designing theory-based, evidence-based, and strategic communication materials to increase radon protection intentions” in RadoNorm WP6. Congratulations.
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RadoNorm organised its Showcase Meeting on 27th March 2025 in Brussels to highlights significance of RadoNorm’s results. More on radonorm.eu/activities/showc…. The presentations can be found on the RadoNorm website radonorm.eu/event/event-mate…. #radonorm #research
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Gianni Vettese Presents RadoNorm Research at MARC XI Conference in Hawaii. The conference provided a key platform for sharing marcconference.org/ cutting-edge developments in radioanalytical techniques and their applications to environmental and nuclear sciences. #radonorm
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A new paper from A. Grygier and colleagues at the GIG in Poland has been published with results from WP2 (Exposure) of RadoNorm. The paper title is "Two-year assessment of radon exposure in the underground tourist route in the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry (Poland)".
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The Early Career Research Council of RadoNorm organised its third consecutive training course, this time at the University of Granada in Spain, from 17 – 20 March 2025. The course was titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Science”.
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The next RadoNorm Research Seminar on 12th March 2025 at 13:30 CET will feature Vladimir Spielmann (BfS). The title of the talk will be “Dose coefficients for chronic intake of radon gas and progeny by children”. The link: bfsde.webex.com/bfsde-en/j.p…
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An opening is available for a permanent position at BfS in Berlin bfs.de/SiteGlobals/Functions… in the area of NORM activities. Deadline for applications is 11.3.2025 through interamt.de/koop/app/stelle?…. For more details, please contact Ms. Nicole Klasen ([email protected]).
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New RadoNorm Publication from WP4 Wafa Alimam and Anssi Auvinen from Tampere University, Finland, published latest findings on “Cancer risk due to ingestion of naturally occurring radionuclides through drinking water: A systematic review”  sciencedirect.com/science/ar….
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Andrea Maiorana at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) in Italy successfully defended his doctoral thesis involving work in WP2 (Exposure) of RadoNorm with title “Building materials as a source of indoor radon exposure”. Now is available for download iris.uniroma1.it/handle/1157…
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RadoNorm has released its latest research findings and practical guidelines on radon and NORM-related topics, including radon measurement, mitigation, dosimetric effects, and environmental impact. Visit the RadoNorm website to download them radonorm.eu/publications/del….
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The citizen science project by Source International(source-international.org/) titled “Citizen Observatory of Radon Gas” was carried out in the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore in Italy. More information on source-international.org/new….
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“Stakeholders’ perspective on sustainable cement made with naturally occurring radioactive by-products: A cross-country comparison” was published in the Journal of Environmental Management. This and more RadoNorm publications can be found on the radonorm.eu/publications/sci….
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