NOTES 1. Quote from "The Meaning of Radiation for Those Atolls in the Northern Part of the Marshall Islands that were Surveyed in 1978". U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D.C. 1982 51 2. Quote from Compact of Free Association Act of 1985, Public Law 99-239, Jan. 14, 1986 52 3. Comments relating to the timing of the evacuation of the Rongelap people 54 4. Mission of the medical program at Rongelap 55 5. Safety recommendations and guides 62 6. Explanation of terms “exposure” and "dose" 63 7. External gamma-ray and beta-ray exposures 64 8. .Diet 65 9. Check on accuracy of analyses 68 10. Inhalation dose 72 1l. Brookhaven Results, cesium-137 and strontium-90 73 12. Plutonium analysis 76 13. Peace corps 81 14. Risk factors 82 15. Letter from Senator Anjain, June 27, 1988 83