In March next year, Bath will be hosting a “Radon in the Environment” conference at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute, 16-18 Queen Square, BA1 2HN. Tickets for the conference are available here.
The conference is being supported by the publication Air. Air is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on all aspects of air research, including air science, air technology, air management and governance, published quarterly online by MDPI.
In recognition of the conference, Air will be publishing a special issue on “Radon in the Environment”. If you want to be included in the special issues, papers need to be submitted to Air by March 29, 2027. It is recommended that all presenters at the conference submit to the journal. Papers submitted will go through the journal’s peer-review process.
Bath and Radon
Bath is hosting the event as Radon’s precursor, radium, was famously discovered in Bath’s thermal springs in 1903. This led in 1912 to the discovery of radium emanation (radon) in and from the waters by Sir William Ramsay (FRS). At one point, radon was regarded as a possible explanation for the healing properties of the Bath Spa waters.
Ramsay’s validation of “radium emanation” in the waters led spas and doctors to market Bath as a premier radioactive healing destination. This led to the creation of a Radium Inhalatorium, where patients could inhale radon. A Bath baker even advertised radium bread. Bath Spa water advertisements in the 1920s and 30’s promoted the waters’ radioactivity.
This will be a hybrid event, with presentations being available online at the time of the meeting.
