Finally, the data clearly illustrates that at least 19% of the
Bikini residents would have received a dose equivalent in excess of
5m Sv (0.5 rem) due to the ingestion of 137 Cs had the April 1978
activity ingestion rate of
137
Cs continued.
This dose equivalent
level does not include the dose equivalent from external radiation or
other internally deposited radioactive material.
Removal of the
Bikini population from Bikini Atoll eliminated the 137¢, source term
from the diet and limited the dose equivalent received by this
population.