The Radon Council

The Radon Council came into being in 1990 in response to a request contained in the Interim Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Indoor Pollution, which called upon industry to provide a solution to the radon problem. It is the Independent non-profit making Regulatory Body for the radon industry and should not be confused with a trade association.

The first objectives were to identify the "cowboy" operators and dubious training courses then in practice. Later there followed a first edition of a training manual and an agreed Code of Practice for the industry. The Council has now drawn up an Approved List of Contractors offering advice and services involving remedial work for radon gas.

Department of Environmental Science, University of Bradford 

The Department is one of the leading research institutions in radon related matters and has a comprehensive programme of research, together with members of the Universities Radon Network (URN). Current projects include; radon monitoring and remediation; cost effectiveness of remediation; modelling of radon ingress to the built environment; post-remediation / housing studies; radon and skin cancer; radon, geology and ecotoxicology - caves and mines in the UK; radon, archaeological excavation and caves in Sarawak; radon in mines in Jordan; radon in schools in the UK and Poland; radon in NHS properties. These projects have resulted in an extensive list of academic publications to date.

The University Radon Network (URN), instigated by University College Northampton was setup to encourage co-operation between UK research teams. URN is now run by the University of Bradford.

 

Radon Research at the University of Bradford

Radon research within the Department is undertaken by a number of academic staff, and postgraduate students (example projects include radon in Iranian homes and radon in Ghana). Much of the work is undertaken with the Radon research Group based at University College Northampton, and coordinated by Dr Gillmore at Bradford.

Medical Geology IGCP 454

The Department of Environmental Science at the University of Bradford is a participating member of the International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP) project number 454 "Medical Geology".