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Guide to radon monitoring in the workplace MeasurementWorkplace

Guide to radon monitoring in the workplace

Under the EU Radiation Protection Directive, 2013/59/Euratom, which entered into force in February 2018, employers must determine the radon concentrations in the workplace and take appropriate measures to address radon levels above the national limit for radon. With the introduction of the new Directive, questions often arise as to how radon monitoring in the workplace should be handled. How do…
Christine Bolster
November 30, 2018
Vacuum
Radonova launches brand-new vacuum packs for radon detectors MeasurementNews

Radonova launches brand-new vacuum packs for radon detectors

Radonova are launching a new vacuum packaging solution. The new packaging enables us to vacuum seal radon detectors during transit which helps us to improve quality even further. This ensures safe transit and analysis can be done without radon leakages. The packaging technique will help prevent damaging effects from external factors on the measurement results. With radon monitoring it is…
Christine Bolster
November 16, 2018
reference tests
Radonova’s radon measurements get top marks from Europe’s leading radiation protection body News

Radonova’s radon measurements get top marks from Europe’s leading radiation protection body

Radonova Laboratories has achieved excellent results in reference tests. The reference tests were finally conducted by the German Federal Office For Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz - BfS). Comparative tests of four different radon samples show us that Radonova's results in all cases differ. This with less than ten percent from the respective reference value. The BfS is Europe’s leading…
Karl Nilsson
November 2, 2018
Radon workshop
Radon Workshop – Radonova’s measurement expert attends IAEA meeting News

Radon Workshop – Radonova’s measurement expert attends IAEA meeting

Radon issues call for international coordination As part of the work of improving coordination and contributing to more uniform processes for analysing and measuring radon, the IAEA recently organised a radon workshop in Sarajevo. José-Luis Gutiérrez Villanueva from the Swedish company Radonova was present as a specialist in radon measurement. We put some questions to José-Luis, who is one of Europe’s leading…
Karl Nilsson
October 19, 2018
Radonova launches new web application - Radonline
Radonova launches new web application News

Radonova launches new web application

Radonova launches new web application Information in real time and a completely new interface Radonova Laboratories is launching a new version of its web application for customers and partners – RadOnline. The new web application has a completely new and intuitive user interface. It gives users secure access to reports, measurement jobs and other data, all updated in real time.…
Karl Nilsson
October 1, 2018
Matrasses have high levels of radon gas in Korea News

Matrasses have high levels of radon gas in Korea

A recent news published in a Korean newspaper has drawn international attention: bed matrasses may be a source of radon gas The radioactive Korean matrasses In May 2018, the Korean government confirmed high levels of radon gas exhalation in some beds. Due to that, some beds could be a source of radon gas. Are matrasses dangerous? First investigations found out…