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How many radon detectors are needed to measure a workplace? MeasurementWorkplace

How many radon detectors are needed to measure a workplace?

Since the EU's new radiation protection directive (2013/59/Euratom) came into force in 2018, it is mandatory that employers should be aware of radon levels in the workplace. The new directive has entailed new national laws in member states, which has resulted in an increasing number of workplaces measuring radon levels. However, at the same time, there is a lack of…
Thomas Chauvin
July 1, 2019
Radiation measurement: from timber to wild boar News

Radiation measurement: from timber to wild boar

Radonova’s story begins in 1986 when a group of researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden were commissioned to measure the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident in Sweden and beyond. Today the company focuses primarily on radon measurement, a field in which we are the global leader. Each year, though, Radonova also carries out a large number of radiation measurements…
Thomas Chauvin
June 25, 2019
British Columbia Lung Association to Provide Radonova’s Test Kits for Home, Workplace and School Radon Monitoring MeasurementNews

British Columbia Lung Association to Provide Radonova’s Test Kits for Home, Workplace and School Radon Monitoring

Through its partnership with Radon Environmental, the British Columbia Lung Association (BCLA) is providing Radonova’s radon detectors to consumers to offer a fast, efficient, and accurate way to find out if your home, school or workplace has potentially hazardous indoor radon levels. The detectors supplied by the BCLA gives the public the option of choosing either a short or long-term…
Thomas Chauvin
June 19, 2019
Busy Times in the Radonova Lab – Nearly 30,000 Detectors Analyzed in One Week Measurement

Busy Times in the Radonova Lab – Nearly 30,000 Detectors Analyzed in One Week

May always equates to a seasonal peak for Radonova. This year, the world's leading radon laboratory beat previous records for the number of detectors analyzed in one week. Oscar Wännerud who is responsible for Radonova's laboratory, comments on the season high: - In May, we enter our most intensive period when it comes to incoming deliveries of radon detectors. In…
Thomas Chauvin
June 17, 2019
Intercomparison test: Radonova receives high marks from PHE MeasurementNews

Intercomparison test: Radonova receives high marks from PHE

Radonova Laboratories has achieved outstanding results in a preliminary comparative reference test performed by the state-owned PHE (Public Health England). The intercomparison tests were performed at five different radon levels – Radonova participated with two different types of detectors for each exposure. In all ten cases, Radonova's results differed by less than 4% from the respective reference value. During the…
Thomas Chauvin
May 15, 2019
Short-term measurement
Short-term measurement of radon: the right choice when selling a house HomeMeasurement

Short-term measurement of radon: the right choice when selling a house

Radon is an issue that frequently crops up in connection with the sale of a house. Sometimes, time pressures are a factor and quick decisions are needed. Therefore up-to-date and reliable measurement of radon levels in the home is often overlooked. One solution in these cases may be short-term measurement. Correctly performed short-term measurement provides both buyer and seller with…
Karl Nilsson
April 24, 2019
Evict radon
Canadian radon project chooses Radonova for analysis of radon samples MeasurementNews

Canadian radon project chooses Radonova for analysis of radon samples

Swedish Radonova Laboratories has been commissioned to analyse radon samples in the major Canadian campaign “Evict Radon”. This campaign aims to reduce the incidence of radon in Canadian homes and lung cancer as a consequence of long-term exposure to radon gas. This campaign being conducted in the province of Alberta is headed by Dr Aaron Goodarzi at the University of…
Christine Bolster
April 16, 2019
Radon as a health risk – WHO report News

Radon as a health risk – WHO report

The WHO’s latest report ‘Guidelines on Housing and Health’ describes how people’s housing and health are affected by a variety of factors. The report describes radon, among other factors, as a health risk. It draws attention to the fact that radon should be regarded as a carcinogen on a par with tobacco smoke. The harmful effects of radon are emphasised…
Thomas Chauvin
April 10, 2019
Radonova joins metroRADON News

Radonova joins metroRADON

Radonova becomes part of Europe’s largest radon project Radonova Laboratories has joined metroRADON, Europe’s largest project studying radon issues and measuring equipment. The members of metroRADON are the foremost national operators in Europe. Including both companies and various universities as well as research institutions. As part of the interest group, Radonova will contribute its long experience of radon measurement with…
Christine Bolster
April 5, 2019