Soil gas radon measurements in a region of the Bohemian Massif: investigations in the framework of an Austrian pilot study.

Soil gas radon measurements are carried out in a pilot study in three municipalities in Upper Austria. The selected municipalities are characterised by a high radon potential. Sixty measuring sites--well distributed over the region and over the different geological areas--were selected. Additionally, the permeability of the soil was determined where the soil gas samples were taken and at various sites where soil samples were analysed by gamma spectrometry. Long-term soil-gas radon concentration measurements are carried out at several sites to study the long-term behaviour of radon activity concentration in soil, the influence of meteorological parameters and seasonal variations. The final goal of the project is to correlate the collected data with geological data and indoor radon concentration. First results of this ongoing study are presented and discussed.