<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Radon problem has a special attention in many countries in the world and the most of them have established national radon programmes. The radon issues in Serbia have not been approached in a systematic and organized way. Currently, there are many research groups and institutions working in radon field, and it is a good basis to integrate all these activities into a comprehensive national programme to define the strategic objectives and action plan for the next few years. Also, Serbia as a candidate for membership in the EU is obliged to harmonize its legislation, including the field of radiation protection in which the radon issues has an important role. In this report, a brief history of radon research, present status and plans for the future activity on radon issues in Serbia are presented. Regarding the long-term plans, the establishment and implementation of the Radon Action Plan with the primary goal of raising awareness about the harmful effects of public exposure to radon and implementing a set of measures for its reduction. In that sense, the synergy between the national, regional and local organizations responsible for public health and radiation protection must be achieved.</p></abstract>

Radon problem has a special attention in many countries in the world and the most of them have established national radon programmes. The radon issues in Serbia have not been approached in a systematic and organized way. Currently, there are many research groups and institutions working in radon field, and it is a good basis to integrate all these activities into a comprehensive national programme to define the strategic objectives and action plan for the next few years. Also, Serbia as a candidate for membership in the EU is obliged to harmonize its legislation, including the field of radiation protection in which the radon issues has an important role. In this report, a brief history of radon research, present status and plans for the future activity on radon issues in Serbia are presented. Regarding the long-term plans, the establishment and implementation of the Radon Action Plan with the primary goal of raising awareness about the harmful effects of public exposure to radon and implementing a set of measures for its reduction. In that sense, the synergy between the national, regional and local organizations responsible for public health and radiation protection must be achieved.

First steps towards national radon action plan in Serbia

Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, 118 Pregrevica Str., 11080 Belgrade,

Serbian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Belgrade,

Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade,

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad,

Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac,

Serbian Institute of Occupational Health “Dr Dragomir Karajović”, Belgrade,

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Radon problem has a special attention in many countries in the world and the most of them have established national radon programmes. The radon issues in...

First steps towards national radon action plan in Serbia

Data publikacji: 10 wrz 2016

Zakres stron: 361 - 365

Otrzymano: 04 sty 2016

Przyjęty: 31 mar 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0060

Słowa kluczowe
radon, action plan, survey

© 2016 Vladimir Udovičić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

First steps towards national radon action plan in Serbia

Data publikacji: 10 wrz 2016

Zakres stron: 361 - 365

Otrzymano: 04 sty 2016

Przyjęty: 31 mar 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0060

Słowa kluczoweradon, action plan, survey

© 2016 Vladimir Udovičić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
radon, action plan, survey