1336

.

FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS

20 fold for etrontium’?.

zine 65

was readily detected in samples from the March

1958 medical survey.
The eetimated mean body burden at equilibrium for cesium? >? 1s about 1.5
microcuriea or about 1/6 of the tolerance recommended by the International
Commission for Radiological Protection for non-industrial populations.

For

strouviua’? the mean body burden of the exposed Rongelap group in March 1958 was
eatin .icd to be two millimicrocuries.

This is about nine percent of the expected

equilit:ium value of 23 millinicrocuries.

{s about 1/5 of tolerance.
Ronge>

The estimated mean body burden of cine®? for

Sirste fn March 1058 4s about &5 percent of the equilibration value
scrocuries and the equilibration value is 1/70 of tolerance.

ADNaas matinee

of C.C

The equilibrated strontium’? ‘vurden

a
EES
rages Ok

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