Radiation Background — Detailed
Comprehensive verification of ionizing radiation levels in residential, office, and industrial premises
What We Measure
We conduct comprehensive checks of ionizing radiation levels in residential, office, and industrial premises, as well as in adjacent areas. The study includes three main components of radiation control:
1Gamma Background (γ)
• Measured in microsieverts per hour (µSv/h).
• Shows the overall level of natural and man-made background.
• Acceptable norm for residential premises — up to 0.30 µSv/h (according to WHO / IAEA / standards).
2Radon (Rn-222)
• Natural radioactive gas without odor or color, released from soil, concrete, brick, granite.
• Accumulates in basements, bathrooms, bedrooms — especially in poorly ventilated rooms.
• Measured in Becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m³).
• Safe level — up to 100 Bq/m³ (EU standard), Maximum permissible — up to 300 Bq/m³ (WHO limit).
3Local Radiation Sources
• Building materials (concrete, brick, granite, tiles).
• Household items: old appliances, ceramics, glass, phosphorescent dials.
• Water from wells or boreholes near mountainous or granite rocks.
Health Impact
Chronic Effects:
- • accumulation of radioactive isotopes (Cs-137, Sr-90) in tissues;
- • cell function disruption, weakened immunity;
- • increased risk of cancer with prolonged exposure.
Radon Inhalation:
- • main source of human exposure at home (up to 50% of total dose);
- • damages respiratory system, increases lung cancer risk;
- • especially dangerous in poorly ventilated rooms, basements, ground floors.
Impact on Children:
- • even low concentrations can disrupt blood cell and immune system formation;
- • in children's bedrooms and educational institutions, radon must be monitored separately.
Radiation is not always noticeable. However, modern EcoProof measurement systems can detect even the smallest deviations from the natural background.
Typical Sources of Elevated Background
- Basements, ground floors, houses on rocky or granite soils.
- Old building materials (granite, cinder blocks, ceramics).
- Elevated radon in water or in ventilation systems without filtration.
- Unchecked land plots after industrial use.
How We Conduct Measurements
- ✓Field measurement of gamma background in premises and on the territory (with accuracy up to 0.01 µSv/h).
- ✓Radon testing: short-term (6–12 hours) — express analysis on-site; long-term (48–72 hours) — sensors for average daily control.
- ✓Checking building materials and sources of local radiation.
- ✓Water analysis from wells or boreholes (for Cs-137, Sr-90).
What You Receive
Certified EcoProof radiation report with all measurements, point photos, and comparison with WHO/EU standards.
Background level map for each room or area of the plot.
Recommendations: ventilation improvement, radon membranes and filters, safe placement of sleeping and working areas.
Additionally: efficiency check after deactivation or ventilation work.
When to Order a Check
- →When buying or renting a house/apartment, especially old buildings.
- →If the building has a basement, stone, granite, boiler room, or well.
- →With fatigue, headaches, insomnia — when other factors don't explain symptoms.
- →In children's rooms, schools, kindergartens — as preventive control.