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—~ In applying Federal Standards the Task. Group selected 50 percent *3
of the annual doses for individuals in the general public and 80
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information indicated that am at an average’
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exposures of people living in the area may reach the standard.

The Task Group selected 40 pCi/g or 10 percent of the 400 pCi/g
as the level below which soil cleanup would not be required.
None of this has been changed or made more stringent..

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