Sweden has a substantial radon problem. There are three primary sources of radon including leaching from the ground/bedrock, via the water from drilled wells and finally from building materials. The WHO recommended radon standard is set at 100 Bequerels per cubic meter (Bqm3), yet the Swedish Housing Agency has put forward a guidance for double that amount at 200 Bqm3. Some houses have much higher levels than that—one house was measured having 28,000 BQ3. Radon is estimated to cause 450 cases of lung cancer per year. As the Swedish Housing Agency has concluded that it will be impossible for Sweden to meet the WHO guidelines, it has instigated a major risk communication programme on the topic, to help inform Swedes how to both measure and reduce radon levels in homes. This paper evaluates the Housing Agency’s risk communication programme on radon.
11:00 - 12:30
Room: Auditorium #3
Symposium
Chair/s:
Ragnar Lofstedt
Agency risk communication: The Swedish case of radon.
Reference:
Tu-S33-TT09-S-002
Session:
Symposium -
Risk communication by Government Agencies: Are there similarities as well as differences
Presenter/s:
Ragnar Lofstedt
Presentation type:
Symposium
Room:
Auditorium #3
Chair/s:
Ragnar Lofstedt
Date:
Tuesday, June 20th
Time:
11:05 - 11:20
Session times:
11:00 - 12:30