Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory of the University of Cantabria (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, Santander, 39011 Cantabria, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 2;18(3):1352. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031352.
One of the requirements of EU-BSS (European Basic Safety Standards) is the design and implementation of a National Radon Action Plan in the member states. This should define, as accurately as possible, areas of risk for the presence of radon gas (Rn) in homes and workplaces. The concept used by the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN), the body responsible for nuclear safety and radiation protection in Spain, to identify "radon priority areas" is that of radon potential. This paper establishes a different methodology from that used by the CSN, using the same study variables (indoor radon measurements, gamma radiation exposure data, and geological information) to prepare a radon potential map that improves the definition of the areas potentially exposed to radon in Spain. The main advantage of this methodology is that by using simple data processing the definition of these areas is improved. In addition, the application of this methodology can improve the delimitation of radon priority areas and can be applied within the cartographic system used by the European Commission-Joint Research Center (EC-JRC) in the representation of different environmental parameters.
欧盟基本安全标准（EU-BSS）的要求之一是在成员国中设计和实施国家氡行动计划。该计划应尽可能准确地确定家庭和工作场所中存在氡气（Rn）的风险区域。西班牙核安全委员会（CSN）负责西班牙的核安全和辐射防护，用于确定“氡优先区域”的概念是氡潜力。本文采用了与 CSN 不同的方法，使用相同的研究变量（室内氡测量、伽马辐射暴露数据和地质信息）来准备氡潜力图，从而改进了西班牙可能暴露于氡的区域的定义。该方法的主要优点是，通过使用简单的数据处理，可以改进这些区域的定义。此外，该方法的应用可以改善氡优先区域的划定，并可应用于欧盟委员会联合研究中心（EC-JRC）在表示不同环境参数的制图系统中。
