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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 56:1-4 (1994)
© 1994 Oxford University Press

The Italian Survey as the Basis of the National Radon Policy

F. Bochicchio, G. Campos-Venuti, C. Nuccetelli, S. Piermattei, S. Risica, R. Tommasi, L. Tommasino and G. Torri

One of the most important goals of the Italian survey, initiated in 1989, was to promote ad hoc policies to reduce radon exposure of the population. In the survey a statistical representative sample of 5000 dwellings was chosen; two six-month measurements were made of the indoor radon concentration, in combination with one six month measurement of gamma exposure. The results of the radon concentration measurements are reported here they refer to 80% of the sample. The annual mean value was 81.5 Bq.m-3, which is higher than the reported for other industrialised countries. The survey was widely accepted by the families and provided an opportunity to collect information on families and their habits, as well as on the characteristics of the dwellings. The data will make it possible to evaluate the number of houses above a given level. It is up to the political authorities to define such a level on the basis of these data and the economic and social factors.


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