TABLE 4.1 #1

AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE AND EXTERNAL DOSE RATES

(gamma ray) FOR ISLANDS AFFECTED BY BRAVO FALLOUT

(The 1990 doses will be approximately 75% of those for 1978.)
Atoll and
Reference

Bikini Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Shingleton et al (1987)
Rongelap Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)

Island

Year

Exposure
(gamma)

rem/year

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,

5-9

.031-.055

Eniaetok,Kabelle,

10-27

.061-.166

Lukuen,Naen, Yugui,
Lomullal

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 Atoli
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)
Paretzke (Note 8)
Utirik Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)

b/
c/

a/

b/
Dose
(whole-body)

microroent~
gens/hour

Borukka,Gabelle

a/

a/

4.1 (7)¢4/
3.6-4.5

.025
.022-.028

Measured at 1 meter above ground level, corrected for cosmic rays.
Annual, whole-body dose (millirem/year) calculated as equal to 6.13 x
For the epidermal dose, see Note 7.
10-3 x pR/hour.
The average of 7 locations ranging from 2.2 to 4.6 pR/hour.
Corrected for decay back to 1978.
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See Note 3.

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