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an expanded monitoring program which will be in operation
in connection with the forthcoming test series.
The monitcring stations established by the Public
Health Service will collect daily readings of radioactivity
and forward the data to a central collection office in
Washington.
The monitoring stations also will report data
to the State Health Officers of the states in which the
stations are
located.
The primary surposes of the network are to give
State and local healtn departments more experience in study4
ing fallout and normal background radiation levels, and to
records of radioactivity.
tS
obtain daily
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be manned oy trained
ments,
The stations will
technicians from State health depart-—
local universities, and scientific institutions.
Monitoring stations in the Public Health Service
network will be located in the following cities:
Lawrence, Mass.
Oklahoma City,
Hartford, Conn.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Albany, N. Y.
Cincinnati,
Bethesda, Md.
Indianapolis,
Gastonia, N. C.
Springfield, Ill.
Atlanta, Ga.
Des Moines, Iowa
Jacksonville, Fla.
Lansing, Mich.
New Orleans, La.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Austin, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
(more)
Okla.
Ohio
Ind.