Appendix 4
Booklet Printed at Brookhaven National Laboratory

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To Answer Questions of Rongelap and Utirik People

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How does radiation cause

diseases in our bodies?

Radiationin fallout caused

injury to parts of the bodv.
Later on these parts became

sick and cannotdotheir job
properly. Thereis very little
radiatonleft in the body now.

Howcan wetell if we have radiation in our bodies?

Tt is difficult for you to know if you have radiation in your body because thereis so
little. Only the experts can tell by checking you every year with special machines.

Howcan we get rid of the radiation in our bodies, trees, ground, crabs, etc?

Your body will remove someof the radiation naturally when you use the benjo
but this takes a long time. The only wayto get rid of the radiation in chetrees,soil,
crabs, etc. is to collect them and dump theminto the ocean. But, since the radiation

is weak thereis no reason to dothis.

Lush growth on Rongelap
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