Author: André Gurtner
Data availability of URAnet aero probes
The radenviro.ch website displays two daily averages of measurements from all stations in the URAnet-aero network (00h00 – 12h00 / 12h00 – 00h00). …….
Availability of aquatic probe data (URAnet aqua)
The radenviro.ch website displays the daily averages of the measurements from all stations (01:00h – 01:00h). …….
New automatic network for measuring radioactivity in the air in Switzerland
The new automatic network for monitoring airborne radioactivity operated by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) is operational. It replaces the old network, which was put in place after the Chernobyl accident and became obsolete. This network makes it possible to identify and quantify radionuclides in the air and to generate an alarm if set thresholds are exceeded.
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Origin of tritium in the environment
Tritium is the radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen. Its half-life is 12.3 years. As tritium is an isotope of hydrogen, its behaviour in the environment is mainly related to the water cycle (tritiated water; tritium replacing hydrogen in the water molecule).
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