Radon in Austria: metrology and practice

The implementation of radon mitigation and precaution standards needs continuously scientific attendance and research networking on international level. Otherwise the radon issue could degrade easily to a simplified techno-economical exercise without sustainable results in public health. In this paper the radon investigations in Austria which have been carried out in the last 20 years and the applied methods and derived standards for mitigation and precaution at home and work-places are discussed. Future strategies, scientific and social necessities to solve the radon problem are outlined comprehensively. The agreed and proposed future research objectives and cooperations in Austria that seem absolutely necessary are discussed in consideration of the medium-term perspective of the European radiation protection.