-4Table 3 compares the total bone marrow dose (the critical organ for
somatic radiation effects) for people living at Bikini, Rongelap, Utirik,
Long Island, New York and Denver, Colorado.
Since the people living at
Denver have a considerably higher natural radiation and medical, dental
contribution, the exposure to the people living there is probably higher
than people living on Bikini.
The estimated dose to people on Long Island
is somewhat less than Bikini doses, also it might be noted that many
thousands of people living in. areas of South America and India are exposed
to higher levels than indicated for Bikini due to high thorium content of
the soil.
There have been no reports of increased cancer or other illness
in Denver or these other high level populations that might be related to
their increased radiation exposure.”
More recent data from radiological surveys last June at Bikini showing
higher than expected radiation levels in the interior of Bikini and higher
levels in pandanus and breadfruit have resulted in some further restrictions
on the future living patterns of the Bikini people.
At the time of the Ad
Hoc Committee meeting it was not known about plans for building houses in
the interior of Bikini Is and.
Recommendations to put the first village
and food crops on Eneu were not followed, nor was the recomne:dations to.
' remove topsoil from planting sites of pandanus and breadfruit on Bikini
followed.
The recormendation for the addition of powdered milk to the diet.
of the people is being implemented.
The restriction regarding consumption
of pandanus and breadfruit may eventually be removed following investigation
on growth of these plants at Eniwetak.
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