The external
where various
reccived by the returned 3ikinians will
people are
island complex.
or children.
consist
dose
located,
and for what periods
depend upon
or time,
within the
Location in turn depends upon whether they are men,
The returnees
women,
(see Age Distribution table) will probably
of about equal numbers of men and women.
to be spent in the four radiation domains
The amount of time
(village area, beach,
Likely
interior,
and lagoon) by the various groups within the population are shown in Table 1.
Probably the most time will be spent in the village area, where the dose rate
is
intermediate between beach and
interior levels.
The dose rate may be
reduced one half by covering the ground with an inch of clean sand or soil.
This
ing
in essence will be done in the village area through the custom of coverthe
dirt
floor and the yard with several
inches
of polished coral
pebbles.
The expected integral dose to the population over various time intervals
starting in 1970 is shown in Table 2.
The actual internal dose derived from eating native foods is somewhat
more difficult to assess.
(lL)
As
in the past,
However,
the natives will
tenance from the lagoon and ocean.
Jimieced,
pandanus,
foods,
meal,
ac
least at
etc.
(3)
three points should be borne in mind.
first,
doubtless
(2)
due to the
take much of their sus-
Edible land plants will be severely
sparcity of fruit-bearing coconut,
The Bikinians have become accustomed to eating new
and will probably continue
and powdered milk.
to eat such things
as
rice,
The only radionuclides of biological
found in foodstuffs collected at Bikini were 905,
,
137¢5 and
flour,
canned
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