Joint Public Health England (PHE) - Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) - British Geological Survey (BGS) Radon Potential Dataset for Northern Ireland

The joint PHE-GSNI-BGS digital Radon Potential Dataset for Northern Ireland provides the current definitive map of radon Affected Areas in Northern Ireland. The Radon Potential map for Northern Ireland shows the estimated percentage of homes in an area exceeding the radon Action Level. This is the basic information to assigning the level of protection required for new buildings and extensions, as described in the Building Research Establishment guidance BR-413 Radon: Guidance on protective measures for new dwellings in Northern Ireland (2004). The Radon Potential map for Northern Ireland is based on PHE indoor radon measurements and 1:10 000 or 1: 250 000 scale digital geology information provided by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI). The indoor radon data is used with the agreement of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and PHE. Confidentiality of measurement locations is maintained through data management practices. Access to the data is restricted. Radon is a natural radioactive gas, which enters buildings from the ground. Exposure to high concentrations increases the risk of lung cancer. Public Health England (PHE) recommends that radon levels should be reduced in homes where the annual average exceed 200 becquerels per cubic metre (200 Bq m-3), the Action Level. PHE defines radon Affected Areas as those with 1% chance or more of a house having a radon concentration at or above the Action Level. Further information on radon can be obtained from www.ukradon.org
 
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. Joint Public Health England (PHE) - Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) - British Geological Survey (BGS) Radon Potential Dataset for Northern Ireland. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/1c7c53c9-dd75-1bfa-e054-002128a47908

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Radon NI V1 – radon potential
Date ( Creation )
2015-07-27
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13606773

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Geology , Natural hazards
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  • NERC_DDC
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
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The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk ) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.
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10000
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English English
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  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
NIR

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
NORTHERN IRELAND [id=181000]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

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Supplemental Information
The PHE-GSNI-BGS joint Radon Potential Dataset for Northern Ireland was produced using a methodology published in: Miles, J.C.H, and Appleton J.D., 2005. Mapping variation in radon potential both between and within geological units. Journal of Radiological Protection 25, 257-276. Further information about the PHE-GSNI-BGS joint Radon Potential Dataset for Northern Ireland is available in the BGS user guide: Appleton J D and Adlam, K A M. 2015. User Guide for the PHE-GSNI-BGS Joint Radon Potential Dataset for Northern Ireland. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/13/048. 27pp. and in the research paper: Appleton J.D, Daraktcheeva Z., Young M E.. 2015. Geological controls on radon potential in Northern Ireland. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 126, 328-345. DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2014.07.001.

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2010-12-08
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Statement
Derivation of radon potential data for Northern Ireland was carried out by the BGS, working in collaboration with the GSNI and the PHE. Finalisation of the data set by BGS was carried out using funding from the BGS Derived Products programme of the Information Products science area and Geochemical Hazards under Hazard Products programme of the Environmental Modelling science area.

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2021-06-14
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