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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

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