ARPANSA’s environmental radiation monitoring and assessment program (RADMAP-Aus) provides independent information and advice about the amount and types of radiation present in the Australian environment. The information is used to support human and environmental safety, effective regulation, emergency preparedness, education and public awareness.
Environmental monitoring and assessment activities help us understand and measure the ways in which radiation moves through the environment (transport pathways) and identify exposure pathways for people, plants and animals. Results from measurement, monitoring and modelling inform radiation risk assessments, which are undertaken in line with the general environmental health risk assessment and risk management methodology.
The report Monitoring and Assessment of Radiation in the Australian Environment provides a framework for the development and implementation of ARPANSA’s environmental monitoring and assessment activities.
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