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Health Risks and Radon Safety

The mission of  Health Risks and Radon Safety -laboratory is to increase knowledge on health risks to humans due to ionising and non-ionising radiation, to assess medical effects of radiation exposure, to study how to further restrict the harmful effects of indoor radon and to produce radon measurement services. 

Current research themes

The research themes are selected on the grounds of their impact to scientific research and public health, and also basing on the public’s risk perception and social demand. The main themes in research focus on the major radiation risks to the Finnish population.

Radiation and health risks

  • Ionising radiation in the environment: indoor radon, Chernobyl accident, vicinity of NPPs, nuclear weapon tests
  • Medical use of radiation: workers (radiologists, cardiologists) and patients (pediatric computer tomography)
  • Mobile phones

Assessing the risks caused by ionising and non-ionising radiation

Occurrence and prevention of indoor radon

  • Regional occurrence of radon
  • Factors affecting indoor radon concentration
  • Indoor radon mitigation and radon-safe new building
  • Guidebooks for building and repair
  • Radon at workplaces

Services

  • Radon measurements of homes and workplaces
  • Calibration of radon measurement equipment
  • Contracted services

Guidance and information

  • Expert statements on health risks of radiation, guidance and training
  • Information concerning indoor radon, guidance and training

Measurement standards

  • Maintaining measurement standard

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    Head of Laboratory, Päivi Kurttio, PhD

Head of Laboratory, Päivi Kurttio, has an experience of many years in environmental epidemiology, risk assessment, emergency preparedness, biological monitoring and radiation protection.

Page updated 18/08/2010
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