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TABLE 4.1 #1
AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE AND EXTERNAL DOSE
(gamma ray) FOR ISLANDS AFFECTED BY BRAVO F
Atoll and
Reference
Island
Year
Exposure
(gamma)
a/
b/
Dose
(whole-body)
microroent-
yen/year
gens/hour
Bikini Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Shingleton et al (1987)
Rongelap Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Eneu
Bikini
1978
2.7
35.0
017
215
Eneu
Bikini
1986
--
-018
160
Rongelap
1978
4.5
028
Arbar
4.1:
025
Busch, Tufa,
Borukka,Gabelle
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
19879 /
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)
a/
b/
c/
d/
RATES
OUT
4.1 (7}¢9/
3.6-4.5
7025
022-.028
Measured at 1 meter above ground level, corrected for cosmiq rays.
Annual, whole-body dose (millirem/year) calculated as equal
6.13 x pR/hour.
For’ the epidermal dose, see Note 9.
The average of 7 locations ranging from 2.2 to 4.6 pR/hour.
Corrected for decay back to 1978.
Ko