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aessurption mace was uniforn: distribution of padiatien whieh, of course, is not
entirely accurate.
The criteria previously established by an 4d Hoo dangle Peasibility

Committee (washington, 9.¢., duly 13, 1991 , for air eoneentratione vas
“at a point of human habitetion, the activity of redioactive
particles in tne atacsphere, averaged over a peried of 24 hours,
shall be limited to 150 mierocuries per cubic meter ef air
(correspending approxisately to s ground level gemaa intensity

of *&om/ir

DOL NY
"The _4-nour average radioactivity per cubic meter of air, due

to sus;enied particles having :.aneters in the range 0 nicron
te $.0 microns, shall not exceed 1/100 ef the above; nor is it
deairable that any individual particle in this efse range have

an activity greater than 12~+ siecrcouries calculated 4 hours
after the biart.”

In the January 2C, 195. meeting of the ad Joc Committee the basis
for recommending the above air coscentration was discussed.

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these eriteria were eelectec by estimating the gacma dose that right be
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