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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 56:77-80 (1994)
© 1994 Oxford University Press

Radon in Belgium: Mapping and Mitigation in the Affected Area of Visé

A. Poffijn, G. Eggermont, S. Hallez and P. Cohilis

The massif of Visé is well known by geologists for its special geological features, in particular the great abundance (N>30) of important uranium anomalies. The measuring campaigns conducted over the past years in several hundreds of houses resulted in a detailed radon map with clear indication of risk areas. Based upon the available information some 160 houses (2% of the building stock) are expected to have real radon problems (>400 Bq.m-3). Up to now 24 of these problem houses have been localised. Three of the most contaminated houses (>3000 Bq.m-3 in the living areas) have been studied in detail for mitigation purposes. In two of them sub-floor ventilation has been installed. In this way the original high levels were reduced by more than a factor of ten.


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