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injuries from blasts and burns.
Psychic trauma, malnourishment, and
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disease complicated their radiation injuries.
Little or no fallout was
involved.
In contrast the radiation exposure of the Marshallese people
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was all due to the fallout with no physical trauma or thermal burns and
little or no psychic trauma.
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Table I shows the island groups involved. The 64 Marshallese on
Rongelap atoll received the heaviest exposure and it is this group thac
has shown the major radiation effects.
Effects in this group along with
the 18 Rongelap people who were on Ailingnae island at the time will be
presented here,
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ISLAND GROUPS AFFECTED
Ronge lap
Ailinynae
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64 Marshallese
L8 Marshallese
28 Amertecans
157 Marshal lese
Estimated gamma
dose (rads)
Fallout observed
Heavy (snowltke)
Moderate(mist like)
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