TY - JOUR
T1 - IGCP Project 571: Radon, Health and Natural Hazards
AU - Gillmore, G. K.
AU - Crockett, R. G M
AU - Przylibski, T. A.
PY - 2010/10/5
Y1 - 2010/10/5
N2 - It is important to understand radon migration through and
between the Earth’s “spheres”, e.g. atmosphere, hydrosphere,
lithosphere and biosphere – for two main reasons. Firstly,
this knowledge enables effective protection of people from
the direct health hazard arising from the decay of radon and
its daughter products. Secondly, as well as this direct hazard,
this knowledge adds to our understanding of the mechanisms
involved with other natural hazards such as earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions.
The papers in this special issue of Natural Hazards and
Earth Systems Sciences represent a cross-section of the
presentations made in the NH9.5 session Radon, Health
and Natural Hazards at the 2009 European Geosciences
Union (EGU) General Assembly, at which the International
Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 571, Radon, Health
and Natural Hazards was launched. This project has enjoyed
a successful first year, culminating in a second session
(NH8.3) at the 2010 EGU General Assembly, which drew a
significantly higher number of presentations. We are grateful
to everyone who has contributed, whatever the manner, to
that success and look forward to the future.
AB - It is important to understand radon migration through and
between the Earth’s “spheres”, e.g. atmosphere, hydrosphere,
lithosphere and biosphere – for two main reasons. Firstly,
this knowledge enables effective protection of people from
the direct health hazard arising from the decay of radon and
its daughter products. Secondly, as well as this direct hazard,
this knowledge adds to our understanding of the mechanisms
involved with other natural hazards such as earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions.
The papers in this special issue of Natural Hazards and
Earth Systems Sciences represent a cross-section of the
presentations made in the NH9.5 session Radon, Health
and Natural Hazards at the 2009 European Geosciences
Union (EGU) General Assembly, at which the International
Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Project 571, Radon, Health
and Natural Hazards was launched. This project has enjoyed
a successful first year, culminating in a second session
(NH8.3) at the 2010 EGU General Assembly, which drew a
significantly higher number of presentations. We are grateful
to everyone who has contributed, whatever the manner, to
that success and look forward to the future.
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/igcp-project-571-radon-health-natural-hazards
U2 - 10.5194/nhess-10-2051-2010
DO - 10.5194/nhess-10-2051-2010
M3 - Article
SN - 1561-8633
VL - 10
SP - 2051
EP - 2054
JO - Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
JF - Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
IS - 10
ER -