The role of risk communication in radon mapping, risk assessment and mitigation activities in Sardinia (Italy)

Cori, Liliana; Bustaffa, Elisa; Cappai, Massimo; Curzio, Olivia; Dettori, Ivana; Loi, Natalina; Nurchis, Pierpaolo; Sanna, Augusto; Serra, Grazia; Sirigu, Elio; Tidore, Marcello; Bianchi, Fabrizio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-57-49-2022

Articles | Volume 57

https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-57-49-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-57-49-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 57

28 Apr 2022

| 28 Apr 2022

The role of risk communication in radon mapping, risk assessment and mitigation activities in Sardinia (Italy)

Liliana Cori, Elisa Bustaffa, Massimo Cappai, Olivia Curzio, Ivana Dettori, Natalina Loi, Pierpaolo Nurchis, Augusto Sanna, Grazia Serra, Elio Sirigu, Marcello Tidore, and Fabrizio Bianchi

Model code and software

fil123/LGS -- lithogeostatistical-processig-method: v1.0 (1.0) Filippo Locci https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6424872

Short summary

Sardinia Region promoted a plan to protect the population from exposure to radon gas. Communication activities are ancillary to develop the whole monitoring and risk identification, a work in collaboration among professionals, a dialogue with policy-makers and the community in general, to develop awareness and prevention. Strengths, weaknesses and lessons learned are shown.