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esherial is important. Tt is set curprising thatthe highest doce rate
peadings as wall as WMolegisal effects ware asted on the hair ef the nabives
ond alse ou parts of the exposed body where perspiretion was present.
Perther, 1% was eteerved that even ame layer ef light extten material was

oufficient te protest against dete ckin demage in anct cases®. This ws
@ue probably ast te the relatively mal) attemection of the betas by the
Glothing but rather te the physica) situation of belding the radloastive
material ot some distance from the aria, which effect would be relatively large.
an added eeneiderution is the pecaibility of high beta doses
delivered te perssme. fren the falbut neterial lying om the ground and

other eurfaces.
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If the highest degree ef contamination considered ender

peliey is safe when in direct somtect with the skin, then the beta

dose fres am equally contaminated ground vill not be hasardeus.
Peliey Ill fer diseussion en mequal sontenination en pervemmel.)

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1% is trae that the esntenination nay eresed the anrurt te deliver dese

rates given in table TI and yet not be great encugh te consider evacuction.
dem personas! nay netge indoors and tance vhe dtd vill ovectually be
released from this restristive estion and then aay walk around ia a

relatively highly contaminsted area. Booanse of the mere lintted range
ef the beta, the leeation of greatest consera is the lower lags.
Que repert estimates « beta te gumns doce rate ratio ef about 75
to 1 at 10 cemtineters above the ground.®

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