title: Challenges in harmonising controls on the radioactivity of building materials within the European Union.
abstract: Possibilities for harmonising controls on the radioactivity of building materials within the European Union are being discussed in a Working Party on Natural Radiation Sources established by the Article 31 Group of Experts (Euratom Treaty). The Working Party is preparing a document to aid the Article 31 Expert Group and the European Commission in considering possible recommendations and technical guidance to the Member States for the implementation of the new Basic Safety Standards Directive concerning the radioactivity of building materials. The discussions in the working party have demonstrated several challenges in the possible harmonisation of controls, many of them arising from some significant differences in national circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), Helsinki, Finland. mika.markkanen@stuk.fi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markkanen
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005062:European Union; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*; D011886:Radon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011886:Radon