title: The Austrian radon activities on the way to the national radon action plan.
abstract: Based on the new Euratom Basic Safety Standards (BSS), all EU member states will be obliged to design a strategy to address long-term risks from radon exposure, which is laid down in the 'national radon action plan'. In Austria, the National Radon Centre is responsible for the development of the action plan. This paper presents the current and planned radon protection activities on the way to establish the radon action plan--like the national radon database, the definition of radon risk areas by improving the existing radon map, as well as strategies and activities to increase the radon awareness of the public and decision-makers and to involve the building sector. The impact of and the need for actions caused by the BSS requirements on the Austrian radon legislation, strategy and programme are discussed.
authors.affiliation: AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, National Radon Centre, Wieningerstraße 8, 4020 Linz, Austria valeria.gruber@ages.at.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.affiliation: AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, National Radon Centre, Wieningerstraße 8, 4020 Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ringer
authors.affiliation: AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, National Radon Centre, Wieningerstraße 8, 4020 Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wurm
authors.affiliation: BMLFUW - Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Dep. V/7 - Radiation Protection, Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haider
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D011886:Radon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011886:Radon