Radon Risk Potential Classification for Municipalities in Haut-Rhin

Radon, a radioactive gas from uranium decay, is a lung carcinogen when accumulating indoors. The IRSN mapped radon potential across metropolitan France, classifying municipalities into three risk categories based on geological formations. This dataset covers the Haut-Rhin department and was last updated in October 2021.

Use Cases

• Identify high-risk municipalities for radon exposure based on the three-tier classification.
• Plan public health interventions based on geological factors facilitating radon transfer.
• Support building code and ventilation recommendations using the mapped radon potential.
• Cross-reference radon risk with other geological or health datasets for the region.

Strengths

• Based on work by the IRSN (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire), a recognized authority.
• Provides a three-category classification system for radon potential.
• Covers the entire metropolitan territory, with this extract focusing on Haut-Rhin.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2021-10-20 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and specific data format details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GÉOLOGIQUES ET MINIÈRES

Collection Method

Mapping carried out by IRSN at the request of the Nuclear Safety Authority.

Freshness

2021-10-20 00:00:00

Geography

Haut-Rhin department, France (metropolitan territory)