@book{JRC116795,
	editor = {},
	address = {Luxembourg (Luxembourg)},
	year = {2019},
	author = {Cinelli G and De Cort M and Tollefsen T and Cinelli G and De Cort M and Tollefsen T and Achatz M and Ajtić J and Ballabio C and Barnet I and Bochicchio F and Borelli P and Bossew P and Braga R and Brattich E and Briganti A and Carpentieri C and Castellani C and Castelluccio M and Chiaberto E and Ciotoli G and Coletti C and Cucchi A and Daraktchieva Z and Di Carlo C and De France J and Dehandschutter B and Domingos F and Dudar T and Elio J and Falletti P and Ferreira A and Finne IE and Fontana C and Fuente Merino I and Galli G and Garcia-Talavera M and German O and Grossi C and Gruber V and Gutierrez-Villanueva J and Hansen M and Hernandez Ceballos MA and Hoffmann M and Hurst S and Iurlaro G and Ivanova K and Jobbagy V and Jones A and Kovalenko G and Kozak K and Lawley R and Lehné R and Lister B and Long S and Lucchetti C and Magnoni M and Matolin M and Mazur J and Mazzoli C and Mclaughlin J and Mollo M and Mostacci D and Mundigl S and Nesbor D and Neves L and Neznal M and Nikolov J and Nilsson P and Nogarotto A and Onischenko A and Orgiazzi A and Pacherová P and Panagos P and Pereira A and Perez MDR and Pokalyuk V and Pressyanov D and Quindós Poncela LS and Ringer W and Rossi F and Sangiorgi M and Sassi R and Simic Z and Smedley P and Socciarelli S and Soligo M and Stoulos S and Szabo K and Täht-Kok K and Todorović N and Tolton R and Tuccimei P and Turtiainen T and Tye A and Udovicic V and Vasilyev A and Venoso G and Verdelocco S and Verkhovtsev V and Voltaggio M and Zhukova O and Zhukovsky M},
	isbn = {978-92-76-08258-3 (online),978-92-76-08259-0 (print)},
	edition = {},
	abstract = {Natural ionizing radiation is considered as the largest contributor to the collective effective dose received by the world population. The human population is continuously exposed to ionizing radiation from several natural sources that can be classified into two broad categories: high-energy cosmic rays incident on the Earth’s atmosphere and releasing secondary radiation (cosmic contribution); and radioactive nuclides generated during the formation of the Earth and still present in the Earth’s crust (terrestrial contribution). Terrestrial radioactivity is mostly produced by the uranium and thorium radioactive families together with potassium. In most circumstances, radon, a noble gas produced in the radioactive decay of uranium, is the most important contributor to the total dose.
		This Atlas aims to present the current state of knowledge of natural radioactivity, by giving general background information, and describing its various sources. This reference material is complemented by a collection of maps of Europe displaying the levels of natural radioactivity caused by different sources. 
		It is a compilation of contributions and reviews received from more than 80 experts in their field: they come from universities, research centres, national and European authorities and international organizations.
		This Atlas provides reference material and makes harmonized datasets available to the scientific community and national competent authorities. In parallel, this Atlas may serve as a tool for the public to: 
		• familiarize itself with natural radioactivity;
		• be informed about the levels of natural radioactivity caused by different sources;
		• have a more balanced view of the annual dose received by the world population, to which natural radioactivity is the largest contributor;
		• and make direct comparisons between doses from natural sources of ionizing radiation and those from man-made (artificial) ones, hence to better understand the latter.
		
		Additional information at: 
		https://remon.jrc.ec.europa.eu/About/Atlas-of-Natural-Radiation
		
		},
	title = {European Atlas of Natural Radiation},
	url = {},
	volume = {},
	number = {},
	issn = {},
	publisher = {Publications Office of the European Union},
	doi = {10.2760/46388 (onli