The five research units (RUs) involved in the ATHENA project constitute  a ‘scientific’ network with complementary expertise,
including sampling of cultural heritage building materials, assessment of radon exhalation rates, mineralogy and radiological risk assessment due to natural radioactivity content, up to accelerated ageing, treatment with consolidants and assessment of radon exhalation after treatments.
The team is well-mixed in that it combines the expertise of the ATHENA project PI in the field of radiological risk assessment due to radioactivity content in environmental samples with that of the other participants, experts in, among others:

– products and procedures for the conservation of stone materials belonging to the Built Heritage;

– assessment of radon gas exposure and exhalation rates in the context of cultural heritage;

– structural and physico-chemical characterisation of materials, including those of particular historical and artistic interest.

The synergy between all components of the ATHENA project can guarantee a favourable outcome of the project itself, with a high impact in the field of environmental quality, in particular for a better protection of historical sites and monuments.