TABLE 4.1 #1

AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE AND EXTERNAL DOSE RATES (1978)
(gamma ray) FOR ISLANDS AFFECTED BY BRAVO FALLOUT

(The 1990 doses will be approximately 75% of those for 1978.)

Atoll and
Reference

Island

Year

Exposure
(gamma)

a/

gmicroroentgens/hour
Bikini Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Shingleton et al (1987)
Rongelap Atoll
Tipton & Meibaunm (1981)

1978

2.7
35.0

-017
215

Eneu
Bikini

1986

---

-018
-160

Rongelap

1978

4.5

-028

Arbar

4.1

025

Busch, Tufa,

5-9

-031-.055

Eniaetok,Kabelle,

10-27

-061-.166

Lukuen, Naen, Yugui,
Lonuilal

28-43

~172-.264

Gogan

Paretzke (Note 8)

Rongelap

1987

Greenhouse & Miltenberger (1977)

Rongelap

1977

Sifo

1978

1.4

009

Mogiri
Enibuk

1987¢4/

1.3 (1)
2.2 (1)

008
013

Utirik

1978

0.8

005

Ailingnae Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)
Paretzke (Note 8)
Utirik Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)

b/

d/

3.6-4.5

-022-.028

Annual, whole-body dose (millirem/year) calculated as equal to 6.13 x
For the epidermal dose, see Note 7.

The average of 7 locations ranging from 2.2 to 4.6 pR/hour.
Corrected for decay back to 1978.
26

5000633

4.1 (7)e4/ .025

Measured at 1 meter above ground level, corrected for cosmic rays.
10-3 x uR/hour.

c/

ren/year

Eneu
Bikini

Borukka,Gabelle

a/

b/

Dose
(whole-body)

See Note 9.

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