Second circular
17th GARRM
RADON v.o.s. + Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering CTU
+ Czech Geological Survey organize the
17th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
GARRM
(on the
GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RADON RISK MAPPING)
Registration form
September
16th – 18th, 2025, Prague, Czech Republic
+ this time an associated workshop (part of GARRM)
“Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring
NAPL Contamination”
September 18th, 2025
+ RIM & PIM – Radon and Soil Permeability Intercomparison
Measurements at Radon Reference Sites
September 15th, 2025
(it is certainly possible to participate in all events
or only in selected ones)
IMPORTANT
DATES AND DEADLINES
Deadline
for paper submission: June 30, 2025
Deadline
for lower registration fee: June 30, 2025
PROGRAMME
September 15th (Monday): RIM & PIM measurements (registration on
site in the morning - will be arranged via email with all participating
groups),
Registration for GARRM (18,00-21,00) at the
venue
September 16th (Tuesday): Registration for GARRM (8,00-9,30), GARRM Sessions
September 17th (Wednesday): GARRM Sessions, GARRM dinner
September 18th (Thursday): GARRM – workshop NAPL
(expected time of closing ceremony 13,00)
+ Possibility of
calibration of radon in soil gas devices
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
GARRM: Matej
NEZNAL (RADON), Petra PACHEROVA (CGS), Lenka THINOVA (FNCPE),
RIM
& PIM:
Milan MATOLIN, Ondrej SALEK (Charles University), Matej NEZNAL (RADON)
Associated workshop: Jan KUKACKA (DEKONTA), Paola TUCCIMEI (ROMA TRE), Matej NEZNAL (RADON)
Calibration: Petr OTAHAL (SUJCHBO), Matej NEZNAL (RADON)
WORKSHOP GARRM - GENERAL TOPICS
RADON RISK MAPPING AND RADON ACTION PLANS
-
NEW RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS
NATIONAL STRATEGIES, RADON ACTION PLANS, APPROACHES TO
RADON RISK; RADON RISK MAPPING ON VARIOUS SCALES INCLUDING GEOGENIC MAPPING
& DETAILED MEASUREMENTS; DELINEATION OF RADON PRONE/PRIORITY AREAS
RADON IN GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
-
NEW RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS
METHODS OF MEASUREMENTS AND CLASSIFICATION OF RADON
RISK; PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SOIL GAS SAMPLING; SOIL PERMEABILITY AS THE SECOND
DECISIVE PARAMETER FOR RADON POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT; UNDERSTANDING RADON
TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN THE SOIL AND FROM THE SOIL INTO THE BUILDINGS; RADON IN
KARST AREAS;
RADON MODELING
Due to our
common experiences from last workshops, we would like to ask you for oral
presentations (15 min) or poster presentations.
Associated workshop (part of GARRM, September 18th)
“Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL
Contamination”
We have
already almost all presentations for this associated workshop, we would like to
ask you for one more, ideally an oral presentation (20 min) - A case study,
Radon as a Natural Tracer for Monitoring NAPL.
Selection of papers presented at the
GARRM + NAPL workshops will be published in JERA.
VENUE +
TRANSPORT
The conference will be held in the beautiful city of
Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, at the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and
Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (www.cvut.cz). The address is FNSPE CTU in Prague,
Břehová 7, 110 00, Prague 1.
The main
building of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the
Czech Technical University in Prague is located in the centre of Prague on the
Vltava riverbank between Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge) and Čechův most (Čech
Bridge). The entrance is on Břehová Street 7, in a short part of this street
between Dvořákovo nábřeží and the 17. listopadu streets.
The nearest underground station is Staroměstská (Metro line A). Leaving
the vestibule of the station in direction of Náměstí Jana Palacha (Jan Palach
Square, exit E1), you then turn right along the tram lines parallel to the
river, after about 150 m the Faculty building is on the left. You can use also
tram connection: tram line No. 17 to Právnická fakulta (the nearest stop) or
No. 18 and 2 to Staroměstská stop (near the underground station).
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is not included in the
registration fee.
The direct neighbourhood as well as
nearby parts of Prague have large number of excellent hotels, pensions,
hostels, which you can find via internet (booking,
airbnb). You can also have a look at the official information site of the Prague city authority, which is available
on: https://www.prague.eu/ and https://www.prague.eu/en. This web page provides
all practical information about Prague including its history, monuments,
cultural events, accommodation possibilities, etc.
RIM & PIM - GENERAL INFORMATION
Compare
your radon measurement with the international community in friendly field environment -
comparison measurement of radon in soil gas and/or soil permeability at radon
reference sites in the Czech Republic
Radon
in soil gas comparison measurement (RIM) at radon reference sites in
the Czech Republic, RIM 2025, will be organized as an independent part of the GARRM
Workshop on September 15th, 2025. Comparison measurements
at reference sites serve for verification of field radon measurements performed
by single organizations by their instruments. During the RIM we would like to
focus not only on comparison of resulting soil gas radon concentrations, but on
the sampling methods themselves.
Radon intercomparison
measurement will be organized at two reference sites Cetyne
and Buk established in 2000, located 60 km SW of Prague near the city Milín in
the Czech Republic. Both reference sites are accessible for cars. Radon
reference sites are situated on meadows, their soil cover enables soil gas sampling
at the depth of 0.8 m, and their mutual total distance is 12 km. Each reference
site implies 10 stabilized stations, which are marked by numbers. Single
reference sites differ in radon activity concentration in soil gas, while the
radon distribution within the reference site is relatively homogeneous.
Radon
in soil gas comparison measurements at reference sites
are organized for single participants or groups of participants. Results
of tests will be anonymous, each participant (group or a set of tested radon
data) will be denoted by a code.
Note: the fee for the RIM
depends on the number of resultant sets of radon data from single equipment for
testing and on the number of participants in one measuring group (more detailed
info in REGISTRATION FEE and INSTRUCTIONS for PAYMENT).
Benefits of
participation in radon comparison measurement are:
- Radon comparison with
international expert community.
- Radon comparison with radon site
databases derived using measurements of 350 successful Czech organizations.
- The use of two well documented
radon reference sites fulfilling geological requirements.
- Based on more than 30-year
experience in periodical radon comparison measurement 1992-1999, and
2000-2024.
- Three tests by computer programme
TestMOAR based on statistics, compiled by the Institute of Applied
Mathematics and Computer Technique, Faculty of Science, Charles University
in Prague.
Working
plan:
Participants will receive all instruction by email. The transport from Prague will
be provided on request, but we recommend to arrange the transport to the
reference sites on an individual basis. After the meeting at the reference
area, the measurement of radon in soil gas at 10 stations of each reference
site will be held. All participants should submit their results of radon
activity concentration (kBq/m3) from measured stations in a provided
form by email within 2 weeks after RIM measurement. Data processing and
evaluation will follow after all participants provide the data. For those who
will collect a lower number of measurements at reference sites, the evaluation program
accepts their number of data.
Soil Permeability
comparison measurement (PIM) - with respect to the success
of the first PIM 2023, we would like to organize the second soil permeability
intercomparison measurement, at the same day, on Monday, 15th
September, and at the same reference sites as RIM. The challenge is simple – to
continue with intercomparison measurements of the second parameter used during
radon risk mapping.
Working
plan: Corresponding
to working plan for radon comparison measurement. There will be again two
permanently installed probes (standard Neznal probe, 12/2 mm) at stations with
different permeability in the neighborhood of reference area Cetyne. Those
participants, who can use the installed probes for their permeability
measurements, will take the measurements first. Then, if necessary, it will be
possible to use other measuring probes/rods in the immediate vicinity and
perform soil permeability measurements. During the radon intercomparison
measurements at the reference area Buk, there will be 2 flow rate measurement
models available for connection with your measuring device for performing
permeability measurements and one permanently installed probe (standard Neznal
probe, 12/2 mm) at station with high permeability in the neighborhood.
Accommodation: Please, take
into consideration, that this year “only” one-day radon in soil gas intercomparison
is hold. Suitable accommodation, just
in the area of radon reference sites, is available in “Hotel u Milina” (www.hotelumilina.cz).
There is no
electrical power supply at radon reference sites, however a power supply
generator can be provided on the request. We expect we will meet with all
participants in the field in the morning, but transport from Prague can be
provided as well.
Organizers
of RIM&PIM 2025 offer the consultation for your
participation in radon comparison
measurement and/or in permeability comparison measurements through e-mail
addresses matolin@natur.cuni.cz
or radon@comp.cz
More detailed
information will be available at the workshop webpage, details will be
discussed with all participants of RIM and PIM via e-mail.
CALIBRATION OF RADON IN SOIL GAS DEVICES
Possibility
of calibration of radon in soil gas devices in Calibration laboratory SUJCHBO,
v.v.i. – the accredited Calibration protocol
Calibration
Laboratory SUJCHBO, v.v.i.: National Institute
for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection (SUJCHBO, v.v.i.) is
certificated by Lloyd´s Register Quality Assurance according to standards ČSN
EN ISO 9001 - quality management system, ČSN EN ISO 14001 - environmental
management system, ČSN ISO 45001:2018 - safety management system. The
Authorized Metrological Centre (AMC) working under SUJCHBO v.v.i. ensures the
metrological traceability for devices measuring the radon air activity concentration
and the energy equivalent radon concentration connected with the radon decay
products (RnDP). The AMS laboratory is authorized by the UNMZ (Czech office for
standards, metrology and testing). Calibration Laboratory is accredited by the
Czech Institute for Accreditation according to the standard ČSN EN/IEC
17025:2018 and certificated by Lloyd´s. Following the metrological
traceability, the AMC is on the same metrological level as BfS Berlin. These
two institutions compare results periodically and cooperate in some
international research projects.
Working plan
for calibration: Expected
time schedule differs for continual radon monitors and for grab sampling
devices.
We
expect, that in case of continual radon monitors, a responsible
person from SUJCHBO will pick up the participant´s continual monitors at
reference site Buk on Monday, September 15th, 2025, after the RIM.
It is necessary to prepare some similar operation manual and pack it for
transport together with owner´s contact data. Devices will be exposed in the
Radon-aerosol chamber of SUJCHBO under two different levels of radon activity
concentration. On Thursday, calibration of continual radon monitors will be
completed and the responsible person from SUJCHBO will transport participant´s
devices back to Prague (GARRM venue). Participant will download data from the
device and send results from two expositions no later than one month after the
calibration. Time of each exposition will be sent to participants briefly after
the calibration process. Based on the participant´s results, SUJCHBO will send
the accredited Calibration protocol to each participant as soon as possible.
In
case of grab sampling radon in soil gas devices – on Thursday, September, 18th,
at about 8,00 a.m. we will organize the transport of interested persons +
equipment from Prague to the Calibration laboratory of SUJCHBO, Kamenna. Participants
will take samples of the air from prepared sampling rubber tires with three
different levels of radon activity concentration. Because of limited volume of
air in the sampling rubber tires, each participant can take at most four 150 ml
samples (600 ml together) from each level of radon activity concentration. Expected time of
arrival back to Prague: Thursday, September 18th before or at about
13,00 (hopefully just before the closing ceremony of the workshop). Participants
will send the results of three levels of radon activity concentration no later
than one month after the calibration. Based on the participant´s results,
SUJCHBO will send the accredited Calibration protocol to each participant as
soon as possible.
Note:
Limits of participants/devices number – due to the
time schedule and due to the special price for calibration as well, there are
limits of participants/devices for the calibration: - continual monitors: min 4
– max 15 devices; - grab sampling devices: min 4 – max 15 devices.
REGISTRATION FEE and INSTRUCTION for PAYMENT
Note: there is no special fee for the
associated workshop Radon as a Natural
Tracer for Monitoring NAPL Contamination”
on September 18th, i.e. the fee for
GARRM workshop includes this associated
workshop
+ following the kind decision of ERA,
the registration fee for the GARRM workshop or the fee
for exhibitors (see below) will be reduced by a discount 70 EUR for ERA individual
members and by a discount 150 EUR in case of ERA corporate members
The registration fee for the GARRM workshop (390
€ if paid after June 30, 2025, 350 €
if paid before) covers the GARRM workshop program including the associated
workshop, refreshments during the coffee breaks and the GARRM workshop dinner.
The fee for exhibitors
during the GARRM workshop, Tuesday till Thursday (820 € if
paid after June 30, 2025, 740 € if
paid before) covers the exhibition (a standard booth) and the GARRM workshop
program including the associated workshop, refreshments during the coffee
breaks and the GARRM workshop dinner; for 1 or 2 persons.
The fee for RIM – (380 € if paid after June 30,
2025, 340 € if paid before) means a fee for an independent participant
or for two participants in one measuring group using one measurement instrument
and sampling technique. The fee for each another one (third, fourth ...,
participant in the same measuring group) is 60 €. The fee for each another measurement/sampling technique used by
the same participant/group (involved in final testing) is 280 €.
The fee for PIM – (150 € if paid after June 30,
2025, 130 € if paid before) means a fee for an independent participant
or for two participants in one measuring group using one measurement technique.
The fee for each another measurement technique used by the same
participant/group is 80 €.
The fee for Calibration – (310 € if paid after June 30,
2025, 280 € if paid before) means a fee for calibration of one piece of
equipment (continual radon monitor or grab sampling device).
Accommodation is not included in any of
the above mentioned registration fees.
The VAT of 21% is included in the fees.
VAT number of the beneficiary is CZ00473316.
In order to confirm your registration, a proof of payment
(photocopy of bank transfer) should be sent to RADON v.o.s. (via e-mail: radon@comp.cz ), accepting the given conditions of payment and
cancellations. Participants are kindly asked to indicate clearly the name of
the person for whom the services are booked in the bank document sent. Payments
can only be accepted in Euros.
Cancellation and requests for
refunds should be made in writing and sent to RADON v.o.s.. Those made before
30 August 2025, will be refunded at 85 % of the original sum. After that date
no refunds will be possible. All bank charges will be deducted from the refund.
Refunds will be issued after the Workshop (15th October 2025).
Payment - by bank transfer (the payee name ... RADON v.o.s.)
The bank name: KOMERCNI
BANKA
Account number: 35-6485850237/0100
Swift (BIC): KOMBCZPPXXX
IBAN code: CZ9501000000356485850237
Var.symbol/details
of payment: 340125
There would be also a possibility to
pay cash at the registration, but those participants should also send us the
registration form in advance (the number of participants can be limited).
Payment after the end of the event is not possible for accounting reasons.
CALL FOR
PAPERS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
The language of the conference will be English.
Authors are kindly asked to send their contributions
(extended abstracts) as camera ready file, e-mail attachment (best in Word 6.
or higher, A4 format). Please do not number the pages. The papers should not
extend 10 pages including figures, tables and references.
Contributions (extended abstracts) should be submitted
ideally by the 30th of June, 2025. The extended abstracts will be
provided on a flash disk and distributed to all participants during the
workshop.
For
further contacts, please, send us the registration form (via e-mail, or – the
easiest way – you can make the registration directly through the workshop webpage).
Please fill in your e-mail with attention as it is the most effective way for
us to contact you.
