title: Radon programme: presence and future.
abstract: An overview of radon programme experience is presented. The paper summarises broad topics concerning radon issue: philosophy of radon policy, radon measurements strategies with respect to indoor radon variation, progress in radon measurement of an individual house (radon diagnosis), national programmes, the role of preventive measures and interventions with respect to existing and future exposure and knowledge of radon risk, problems of remediation strategies, radon mapping process and sense of delineation of radon prone areas, public awareness on radon issue and publicity campaign. Some research activities are proposed aiming at effective solutions for radon issues in the future.
authors.affiliation: National Radiation Protection Institute, Bartoskova 28, 140 00 Praha, Czech Republic. jiri.hulka@suro.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hulka
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005544:Forecasting; D006078:Government Programs / Q000639:trends*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011886:Radon