Environmental Radon Newsletter

This newsletter was originally prepared for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health by the National Radiological Protection Board; since April 2005 this role has been undertaken by the HPA (at present the HPA Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards).

The newsletter is published quarterly as an insert in Environmental Health and distributed by the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland. The views expressed in the contributions here are not necessarily those of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland or the HPA (prior to issue 43, the National Radiological Protection Board).

 Issue 66 (Winter 2011) (PDF, 547 KB)

• Remediation Case Studies Series - 4. Disguising Radon Remediation
• Radon in the Workplace: Revised BRE Guidance
• Radon Remediation: New Online Training Course from BRE
• Radon Makes the Headlines

Issue 65 (Autumn 2011) (PDF, 466 KB)

• Remediation Case Study Series - 3. Older Properties
• Evaluation and Equity Audit of England Radon Programme
• New Scotland Radon Map
• England and Wales 2010 Data
• UK National Radon Forum
• New HPA Radon Training Course
• Survey Response and Thanks

 

Issue 64 (Autumn 2010) (PDF, 378 KB)

• New HPA Radon Advice Published
• Radon Risks
• Radon Remedies - Is My Fan Still Going?
• Next UK Radon Forum - Tuesday 23 November 2010
• Subscribe Direct and Readers' Survey

Issue 63 (Summer 2010) (PDF, 1.5 MB)

• Remediation Case Study Series - 2.  A Terrace of Houses
• UKradon.org - the UK Reference Site on Radon from the HPA
• A Bird's Eye View of Anglesey: New Information on Radon Susceptibility
• Exploring Response Rates to Radon Measurement Surveys

Issue 62 (Spring 2010) (PDF, 330 KB) 

 

• New Radon Map of Northern Ireland Launched
• Large-scale Laminated Radon Maps Now Available
• Eighth UK National Radon Forum
• Remediation Case Study Series - 1. Internal Mini Sump System

 

Issue 61 (Winter 2009) (PDF, 153 KB)

• Radon Programme for Schools in England - Phase 1
• HPA Consultation on the Limitation of Human Exposure to Radon
• Radon in Cornwall
• When Screening Tests Can and Can’t be Used

 

Issue 60 (Autumn 2009) (PDF, 1.3 MB)

• New Radon Map of Scotland
• HPA Advice on the Limitation of Human Exposure to Radon
• Radon and Public Health
• Radon Barrier Materials – Why Laboratory Based Diffusion Rates are Not Important

 

Issue 59 (Summer 2009) (PDF, 128 KB)

• UK Radon Forum 2009
• Radon Validation Scheme - 2008 Revision
• Effectiveness of Radon Preventive Measures in New Homes
• Factors Affecting Seasonal Variation in Radon

 

Issue 58 (Spring 2009) (PDF, 117 KB)

• Reducing Radon Levels and Lung Cancer Risk to Tenants in Social Housing
• Radon Dataset for England and Wales
• Radon Intercomparison Workshop
• Radon Dataset Questionnaire

 

Issue 57 (Winter 2008) (PDF, 1 MB)

• Ordering HPA Radon Detectors Online
• Advice on Radon Protection for Domestic Extensions and Conservatories
• Correlation between Radon in Homes and the Location of Mines
• Letter from Communities and Local Government to Building Control

 

 

Issue 56 (Autumn 2008) (PDF, 88 KB)

• Health Protection Agency Board Gives Advice on Radon Measures for New Homes
• Radon Survey Results Wanted
• Community Involvement in Radon Surveys
• Tackling Radon in Workplaces: HSE and Local Authority Partnerships
• Using the New England and Wales Radon Map

 

Issue 55 (Summer 2008) (PDF, 161 KB)

• The Housing Health and Safety Rating System: Two Years On
• Spurious Results from Passive Radon Detectors
• Local Council Programmes on Radon in Workplaces

 

Issue 54 (Spring 2008) (PDF, 592 KB)  

• Revised Guidance on Radon Protective Measures for New Buildings
• Radon in UK Schools
• Achieving the Active Cooperation of Householders in Radon Affected Areas
• UK Radon Forum 2007

 

  Issue 53 (Winter 2007) (PDF, 187 KB)

• Changes in Radon Affected Areas
• Radon Contacts
• Assessing the Need to Test Workplaces for Radon
• Testing Holiday Homes in Radon Affected Areas

 

  Issue 52 (Autumn 2007) (PDF, 137 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 98 KB, 4 pages)

• Natural Environmental Radiation and Childhood Cancer
• How to Place Radon Monitors - Do's and Don'ts
• Northamptonshire Fit 3 Radon Campaign
• Cornish Radon Update

 

  Issue 51 (Summer 2007) (PDF, 95 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 98 KB, 4 pages)

• New Radon Map for England and Wales
• Website and Dataset for England and Wales Radon Data
• Effects of Uncertainties in Radon Measurements on Radon Mapping
• Progress on the WHO International Radon Project

 

  Issue 50 (Spring 2007) (PDF, 162 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 166 KB, 4 pages)

• Penwith Radon Programme
• Working towards a Radon Steering Group for Northamptonshire
• Sending the Right Message
• UK Radon Forum 2006

 

  Issue 49 (Winter 2006) (PDF, 162 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 166 KB, 4 pages)

• Rapid Testing for Radon Underground
• Radon Calibration Facilities
• High Radon Results in Kerrier District
• North Northumberland Radon Partnership - an Example of Public Health Good Practice

 

Issue 48 (Autumn 2006) (PDF, 114 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 117 KB, 4 pages)

 

• World Health Organisation International Radon Project
• Irish Employers Convicted for Failure to Measure Radon Levels
• Finding Answers to Radon Questions
• Promoting Radon Dose Reduction in Workplaces
• Partiamentary Questions on Radon

 

  Issue 47 (Summer 2006) (PDF, 126 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 130 KB, 4 pages)

• The HSE Action Plan to Inform Employers of their Responsibility for Radon Risks to Employees
• Feedback on UK Radon Forum
• Effectiveness of Radon Protective Measures in Rural Areas

 

  Issue 46 (Spring 2006) (PDF, 108 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 109 KB, 4 pages)

• UK Radon Forum
• Radon and PFA
• How to Measure Radon - Horses for Courses!
• Risks to Children from Radon

 

  Issue 45 (Winter 2005) (PDF, 219 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 219 KB, 4 pages)

• All You Ever Wanted to Know about Radon (a listing of publications about radon)

 

  Issue 44 (Autumn 2005) (PDF, 160 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 321 KB, 4 pages)

• New Radon Programme for England
• How to Measure Radon
• Understanding Radon Entry into Buildings

 

  Issue 43 (Summer 2005) (PDF, 320 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 321 KB, 4 pages)

• Rapid Radon-in-Water Monitor
• NRPB is no More, but the Newsletter Continues
• Time for Action
• Radon Myths and Legends

 

  Issue 42 (Spring 2005) (PDF, 534 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 212 KB, 4 pages)

• European Study of Radon and Lung Cancer Risks
• BRE Hosts European and UK Radon Forum Meetings
• High Radon Results Found in Kerrier District
• Progress in Scottish and Welsh Radon Programmes

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  Issue 41 (Winter 2004) (PDF, 212 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 212 KB, 4 pages)

• The Uses of Radon Mapping
• Public Responses to Radon in the Southwest
• Thoron in Houses
• Weekly Variation in Radon Levels?

 

  Issue 40 (Autumn 2004) (PDF, 152 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 152 KB, 4 pages)

• Identification of a House in Ireland with Extreme Indoor Radon Concentrations
• High Radon Houses Found in Cornwall
• RISP - a New Support Package for Employers
• Providing Clear Information on Radon

 

  Issue 39 (Summer 2004) (PDF, 75 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 73 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System
• Radon Questions in Parliament
• Long-term Effectiveness of Radon Remedial Actions

 

  Issue 38 (Spring 2004) (PDF, 160 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 160 KB, 4 pages)

• The Truth about Radon and Opening Windows
• The Risk of Lung Cancer from Radon
• Radon Programmes in the South West
• Open House in the South West

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  Issue 37 (Winter 2003) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 1.28 MB, 4 pages)

• Large-scale Radon Testing of Council Property
• Radon in the Great British Workplace
• Radon at a Glance
• Housing Grant Changes - Implications for Radon Remediation

 

  Issue 36 (Autumn 2003) (PDF, 114 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 115 KB, 4 pages)

• New Radon Survey of Scotland
• Evacuate the workplace?
• Website Ordering of Radon Monitors for Householders
• England Programme Continues
• Validation of Radon Measurement Laboratories

 

  Issue 35 (Summer 2003) (PDF, 112 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 112 KB, 4 pages)

• The Latest on Radon in Europe
• Combined Geological and Grid Square Mapping
• Radon Atlas a Success
• Dealing with High Radon Levels in Workplaces

 

  Issue 34 (Spring 2003) (PDF, 113 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 114 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon and House Sales (this issue to devoted to answering questions that commonly arise when houses are bought and sold)

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  Issue 33 (Winter 2002) (PDF, 104 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 104 KB, 4 pages)

• New Radon Atlas of England and Wales
• The Question of Radon During House Transactions
• Radon in Commercial Premises: The High Peak Experience
• Developments in the Availablity and Use of Radon Data

 

  Issue 32 (Autumn 2002) (PDF, 398 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 450 KB, 4 pages)

• 'Radon Cancer Fears Dismissed' - BBC Headline
• Radon Exposures from Cooking with Natural Gas
• Protecting New Buildings from Radon
• Controlling Radioactivity in Building Materials

 

  Issue 31 (Summer 2002) (PDF, 74 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 75 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon: How Aware are Construction Professionals?
• The Problems of Radon in Caving: Education, Education and Science
• Reports of Radon Potential

 

  Issue 30 (Spring 2002) (PDF, 357 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 358 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Roll-Out Programme
• ERRICCA 2: A New Forum for Radon Across Europe
• Radon in the Northern Ireland Workplace
• The Northern Rollout Programme: Halfway Through

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  Issue 29 (Winter 2001) (PDF, 150 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 150 KB, 4 pages)

• A Healthy Lifestyle, Radon and the Palace of Westminster
• Short-Term Radon Testing
• Radon in Irish Schools
• Controls on Occupational Exposure to Radon Worldwide

 

  Issue 28 (Autumn 2001) (PDF, 179 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 179 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Information Packs Supplied by NRPB
• Index of Articles by Topic
• Co-Ordinating the Radon Programme

 

  Issue 27 (Summer 2001) (PDF, 183 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 183 KB, 4 pages)

• Protective Measures for New Dwellings in Northern Ireland
• Radon in Drinking Water
• Control of Radon in the Water Industry
• Employee Protection in Buildings with Multiple Stakeholders

 

  Issue 26 (Spring 2001) (PDF, 186 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 186 KB, 4 pages)

• Roll Out Programme Gathers Momentum
• Radon at Work Broadsheet
• Learn the Lesson: Correct Placement of Radon Detectors
• Long-Term Reduction of Very High Radon Levels
• BRE's Radon Test House

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  Issue 25 (Winter 2000) (PDF, 45 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 46 KB, 4 pages)

• Health Risks from Radon (executive summary of NRPB booklet)
• Radon Protection is for Life: Not Just Handover
• Assessing Workplace Risks
• Radon and Land Use Planning

 

  Issue 24 (Autumn 2000) (PDF, 104 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 101 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Roll-Out Programme
• Good Practice Guide
• Control of Radon in Mines

 

  Issue 23 (Summer 2000) (PDF, 86 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 83 KB, 4 pages)

• Interpreting BR211
• Derbyshire Radon Steering Group
• Identifying High Radon Areas
• Doses from Radon to Organs Other Than Lung

 

  Issue 22 (Spring 2000) (PDF, 112 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 109 KB, 4 pages)

• Protection of New Dwellings from Radon
• A History of Radon
• One Hundred Years of Radon
• Radon Information for House Sales

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  Issue 21 (Winter 1999) (PDF, 97 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 92 KB, 4 pages)

• The Grim Seeper
• Radon Remediation in Northern Ireland
• Basement Workplaces
• Radon in Leeds

 

  Issue 20 (Autumn 1999) (PDF, 118 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 114 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Map of Northern Ireland
• Radon: The Next Ten Years
• Mendip Pilot Remediation Project: Interim Report

 

  Issue 19 (Summer 1999) (PDF, 916 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 911 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon in Cherwell
• How to Measure Radon
• The Effectiveness of Remedial Measures in Houses

 

  Issue 18 (Spring 1999) (PDF, 81 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 77 KB, 4 pages)

• A Change of Approach
• Radon Pilot Studies
• An Invisible Threat?
• Radon in the Dales: Pilot Study

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  Issue 17 (Winter 1998) (PDF, 841 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 841 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Dreams
• Radon in Homes and Lung Cancer in Southwest England
• Formation of the Northern Radon Liaison Group
• Radon Map of Wales

 

  Issue 16 (Autumn 1998) (PDF, 144 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 141 KB, 4 pages)

• All You Ever Wanted to Know About Radon (a listing of publications about radon)

 

  Issue 15 (Summer 1998) (PDF, 270 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 266 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Steering Group: Northamptonshire and Elsewhere
• How to Map Radon
• Of Radon Bondage
• More Remediators, More Remedies

 

  Issue 14 (Spring 1998) (PDF, 367 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 364 KB, 4 pages)

• Housing Professionals
• Intercomparison Results
• Radioactive Minerals
• Underfloor Ventilation Remedies
• Northern Ireland Roadshow

 

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  Issue 13 (Winter 1997) (PDF, 138 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 135 KB, 4 pages)

• Mike O'Riordan Retires from NRPB
• Pylons and Radon (again)
• House Fitness Standard: Unfit Without Radon!
• Radon in the Workplace
• Progress on Radon Surveys

 

  Issue 12 (Autumn 1997) (PDF, 120 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 116 KB, 4 pages)

• Consultation on Building Regulations Guidance
• Prague Conference
• New Radon Policies in Ireland
• Radon: Our Role
• Durable Remedies
• Radon Awareness Week in the Southeast of Northern Ireland

 

  Issue 11 (Summer 1997) (PDF, 255 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 252 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon in The Health of the Nation Strategy
• Radon: The Home Video
• The Radon Manual
• Radon Campaigns: A Local Authority Perspective
• The Risk of Lung Cancer

 

  Issue 10 (Spring 1997) (PDF, 332 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 329 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Intercomparisons
• Minister Announces More Radon Measurements
• Department of Environment Policy
• Why Not Remediate?

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  Issue 9 (Winter 1996) (PDF, 200 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 200 KB, 4 pages)

• New Liaison Group
• Radon Atlas of England
• Radon in Water: Another Hazard?
• Action on Radon in Derbyshire Dales
• Surveys Throughout the UK

 

  Issue 8 (Autumn 1996) (PDF, 186 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 186 KB, 4 pages)

• New Radon Maps
• Action Needed to Prevent Deaths from Radon
• The New Affected Areas
• DoE Research Contract: Dealing with radon emissions in new development
• New Radon Guides

 

  Issue 7 (Summer 1996) (PDF, 312 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 313 KB, 4 pages)

• 200,000 Invitations
• Pylons and Radon
• Passive Radon Detectors
• Radon Risks from Uranium Mining in Germany

 

  Issue 6 (Spring 1996) (PDF, 115 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 115 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon on a Shoestring
• Technical Tips: How Not to Reduce Radon Levels and Somerset Seminars for Builders
• Radon Council
• Radon Remedies for Suspended Timber Floors
• Swedish Radon Programme

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  Issue 5 (Winter 1995) (PDF, 108 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

(PDF, 161 KB, 4 pages)

• Radon Around the World
• New Publications: Workplace Radon Guide and HSE Leaflet
• Evidence on the Risks of Radon Exposure
• Surveying Radon in Commercial Workplaces
• Radon Testing in Schools and Other Council Buildings

 

  Issue 4 (Autumn 1995) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

• Seminars in Northern Ireland
• Radon the American Way
• What Makes Householders Decide to Remediate?
• Radon Myths and Legends
• The Ionising Radiations Regulations and the EHO

 

  Issue 3 (Summer 1995) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

• Risk of Lung Cancer from Radon
• Fourth Edition of Householders' Guide
• Technical Tips: Variation of Radon Levels in Homes
• Radon Exposures in Caves and Abandoned Mines
• Protecting New Dwellings
• Radon in Council Houses: A Shrinking Problem

 

  Issue 2 (Spring 1995) (PDF, 700 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

• Out Now on Video: Radon: The Reality and Radon: No Problem
• Radon-at-a-Glance
• Technical Tips: Radon Measurement Techniques
• Association of District Councils
• Radon Remediation: To Grant or Not to Grant
• Remedial Measures Number 2: Positive Rentilation
• Local Radon Survey

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  Issue 1 (Winter 1994) (PDF, 879 KB)
Environmental Radon Newsletter

• Welcome
• Getting the Message Across
• Technical Tips: What is Radon?
• Remedial Measures Number 1: The Sump
• Radon in Workplaces

 

Last reviewed: 1 December 2011