Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on April 15, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2008 130(1):52-55; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn122
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Radon in soil gas—investigation and data standardisation at radon reference sites, Czech Republic
Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2, Prague, Czech Republic
* Corresponding author: matolin{at}natur.cuni.cz
Radon risk mapping at building sites in the Czech Republic indicate an advisable level of protection of buildings against the penetration of radon from the geological basement. Various techniques and instruments are used for the measurement of radon in soil gas. A national radon chamber and three radon reference sites in Central Bohemia enable radon data standardisation. Tests of field radon measurements and the reported radon activity concentration in soil gas at the reference sites are based on comparisons with other organisations and with a database of reference site measurements. The radon reference sites have been used for various investigations of radon in soil gas during the period 2000–07.