Article on the “School Radon Map of Poland” in the Bulletin “Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection”
In issue 3/2021 of the Bulletin “Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection” published by the State Atomic Energy Agency, an article was published discussing the results of the project “School Radon Map of Poland”.
School Radon Map of Poland – an educational project of the Atomic Forum Foundation
Ł. Koszuk1, Z. Podgórska2, I. Słonecka2
1 Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Atomic Forum Foundation
2 Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Atomic Forum Foundation
Abstract: “School Radon Map of Poland” is an educational project carried out by the FORUM ATOMOWE Foundation in the school year 2020/2021. The aim of the project was to raise awareness of the occurrence of natural sources of ionising radiation, in particular radon and its impact on health. Forty-six schools from all over Poland took part in the project. Each school received four passive radon detectors of the CR-39 type. Measurements of radon concentrations in school buildings were carried out according to a strict procedure, described in the article. As part of the project, students also carried out a benchmarking exercise entitled. “Assessment of radon concentrations”. The idea behind the task was to familiarise the students with the technique of analysing microscopic images of CR-39 radon detector plates and methods of data analysis. The article presents the most important information on radon, discusses methods of measuring radon concentrations in buildings, and describes in detail the course and results of the “School Radon Map of Poland” project.