Digital version of the European Atlas of natural radiation.

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
G CinelliM de Cort

Abstract

The European Atlas of Natural Radiation is a collection of maps displaying the levels of natural radioactivity caused by different sources. It has been developed and is being maintained by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, in line with its mission, based on the Euratom Treaty: to collect, validate and report information on radioactivity levels in the environment of the EU Member States. This work describes the first version of the European Atlas of Natural Radiation, available in digital format through a web portal, as well as the methodology and results for the maps already developed. So far the digital Atlas contains: an annual cosmic-ray dose map; a map of indoor radon concentration; maps of uranium, thorium and potassium concentration in soil and in bedrock; a terrestrial gamma dose rate map; and a map of soil permeability. Through these maps, the public will be able to: familiarize itself with natural environmental radioactivity; be informed about the levels of natural radioactivity caused by different sources; have a more balanced view of the annual dose received by the European population, to which natural radioactivity is the largest contributor; and make direct comparisons between doses from n...Continue Reading

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Citations

Jun 14, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Peter BossewTore Tollefsen
Jan 20, 2020·International Journal of Biometeorology·Mirjana ĆujićSnežana Dragović
Feb 11, 2020·Journal of Radiological Protection : Official Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection·Maja Eremić SavkovićBranko Markoski
Apr 25, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Katja Kojo, Päivi Kurttio
Dec 2, 2020·The Science of the Total Environment·Eric PetermannPeter Bossew
Nov 12, 2020·The Science of the Total Environment·D E Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz, M Rysiukiewicz
Oct 30, 2020·Journal of Environmental Radioactivity·Peter BossewJan Helebrant
Feb 6, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Alicia FernándezIsmael Fuente
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