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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2004 112(1):121-139; doi:10.1093/rpd/nch285
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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Vol. 112, No. 1 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved

Workplace monitoring for exposures to radon and to other natural sources in Europe: integration of monitoring for internal and external exposures

M. A. Lopez1,*, L. Currivan2, R. Falk3, P. Olko4, C. Wernli5 and C. M. Castellani6

1 CIEMAT—Internal Dosimetry; Avda. Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
2 RPII, 3 Clonskeagh Square, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 14, Ireland
3 SSI, SE-17116 Stockholm, Sweden
4 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Radzikowskiego 152, PL 31 442 Krakow, Poland
5 PSI, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
6 ENEA—IRP, Via dei Colli 16, 40136 Bologna, Italy

* Corresponding author: ma.lopez{at}ciemat.es

Part of the action of the EURADOS working group (European Radiation Dosimetry Group) on ‘Harmonisation of Individual Monitoring in Europe’ was to investigate how the results from personal dosemeters for external radiation, from monitoring for internal exposure and from workplace monitoring, can be combined into a complete and consistent system of individual monitoring. To facilitate this work, the ‘EURADOS questionnaire Q3’ relating to radon and other natural sources of radiation in the workplace was distributed to relevant institutes across Europe. A total of 24 countries replied to the questionnaire. This study offers an important overview on actual regulations, national standards and reference levels for protection of employees from radon and other natural sources in different workplace scenarios. Information was also collected on individual monitoring and area monitoring to determine individual doses in workplaces with elevated levels of natural radiation. The article discusses in detail the results obtained showing by country the reference level in workplaces for radon gas and other natural sources. In both instances, exposures in mines, other underground workplaces, industry workplaces/waterworks, offices, schools and day-care homes were considered. The resultant data clearly indicate that there is a need for harmonisation among countries, not least in the areas of regulation and use of reference levels in the workplace.


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