aw 1 Speaetnttnagee prespiration acoumulated served to trap and retain particies:of the Since tho Magshallese used @ coconut-oil hair'dressing,{t Tequirediag and brush to adequately decontaminate the hair and head. When im r caused tendernesg and soreness to‘other parts ofthebody,At 4 t é » . erteee ss eye omer rm i i “ ae. i cogil o° a } sper . een prmeregee ype mengres . ~ n't ‘ ; one Eh . ‘am. to t , "Figure 41 Pecontamnaption area, Neval:Atr sain Kwaji : ' 4.3 4 sth Pia pebblegstag white oon tba Ee wee lhe a RRanit wr tna caer om shoo & by substituting oleth towels for ‘ . a Hae e DECONTAMINATION OF CLOTHING AND OTHER Papaon THE MARSHALLESE : The Marshallese had received @ change of clothing hve was voluntesdjycontributed: by the personne) at NAS, Kwoajaleia, Many individuals had, however, sed'articles — of their own clothing. When eurveyed on 1] March, the contamination afthe,clothing ands. possessions, in use, was found to be spotty. The highest concentration'ofaotivity was found in the children’s clothing, in trouser cuffs, seate of trousers (and-argas‘of cloth- ing which had obviously been in contact with the ground), shoes'{inside and-aut);vbalte, and comhs,. ' ST ee The clothing of (he Marshallese (not in use) was monitored 10~12 March and sepa- rated into three categories. use, Clothing which read less‘than 1.0-mr/hr for Clothing which read 1.0 to 6.0 mr/hr was laundered severa) times.angireturned to the natives on27 April, when it read lesa than 1.0 mz/br. The clothing whfph. more than 6.0 mr/hr 1] March wag-kept until 5 May, at whichtime it read: r 1.0 mr/hr. Prayer hooks and shoes were the last possessiong-returned- foxy The clothing of the 16 MarshaYese who were evacuated by'plane hadao en: laundered and stil} read approximataly 100 mr/hr on 18 Margh;*. Ropeateday the Kwajalein Jaugdry failed to lower: the counts apprepiably, “The ania to laundry water facilitated “woontagasnation. |