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A further consideration is the bet. dose to the hands resulting fron
handling objects sontem! nated wit) fallout sateria.,
available on beta burns from handiin
Although some data are
rar‘: active objects, the conditions
are so different from those associated wit’ falisit that eomparisons probebly would not be valic.*
If the above assumptions and ealculations are eorrect soncerning eontamination of a general area from fallout, then the transfer ef ali the
radioactive material to the hande from ar ‘biect of equal area would not
constitute a haserd
rus, one night cons der using aa criteria for son
itoring objects, t:.@ doze readings given above for ponitoring personne]
outvsice the general rad.ation flelc
.
Eowever, the ;robier iz mare complex sinee the hands may come {nto
contact wit: contaxinated surface: many tixer larger in area than the
hands, with an umceterzined percentage of activity being transferred to
the hands.
Of course, an added uncertaint, is the frecueney of washing of
the hanc: and/or te subbing off of the sater‘a. frox the hands.
Furt..er, one tignt speculate that s given curface eould have significantly higher cortarination than the genera, aree anc eatting handling of
such a surface ocul! sonstitute a greater ‘ak.
Thies might de true because
of the greater emount of activity transfered to the hande or because
of
the doses delivered during the time 7° actus'ly hendling the object.
The
uncertainty of the wercentage of tran:fe- >? saterial has been mentioned.
One uncertainty i. the seeond case 1. tne Lengt cf time the object wouls
be handled.
Kneowlto:, et a. Jourpsl
‘ecica,
as ociation,
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**"Bets Ray Burns of Fuman Skin".