NRE,
132
RADIATION STANDARDS, INCLUDING FALLOUT
Dr, Cuapwick. No, sir. We release any and all data upon request.
Tn other words, as soon as we have the laboratory-approved findings.
Chairman Hottrre.p. You transmit it to Washington to vour central coordinator, I suppose ?
Dr. CHapwick. Yes,sir.
Chairman Horirtetp. But it is also made available upon request to
local newspapers and local people?
Dr. Cuapwicx. Yes, sir. Indeed, the local health departments get
the results as soon as they are available. Of course, they are participating in the networks, as you know, in terms of sample collection.
Representative Price. You see frequent news stories based on this
report.
Dr. CHapwick. Yes, sir.
Chairman Ho.irietp. I could not understand this complaint. because
it has always been my understanding that any figures that are developed in the Public Health laboratories in this field, particularly, are
public information and should be made available, if it is not, to the
people of each locality as well as to the Washingtonoffice.
Dr, CHapwicx. They are made on a regularbasis,sir.
Representative Hosmer. This monthly publication, Radiological
Health Data, is something you have to pay for if you wantto getit?
Dr. Cuapwick. Yes, sir. There is a small charge for Radiological
Health Data. But many libraries and newspapers haveit.
Representative Hosmer. A public health office would not necessarily
have copies on hand like a newsstand ?
Dr. Cuapwicx. The State health departments have copies of Radiological Health Data. Each State health department gets a certain
number. I can’t remember offhand, but they get a certain number
of copies on a regularbasis.
Representative Hosmer. If I went into the health department of my
hometownand wanted a copyofthis, it would be rather unlikely that
they would just have copies for sale to anyone who wandered in?
Dr. Cuapwick. Probably they would not. They would undoubtedly
have a copy available for you to look at and would be able to tell
you where to get one of your own. I wonldn’t expect them to have it
available forsale there.
Representative Price. Can anyone secure a copy by writing to the
Public Health Service here and paying the cost? Whatis the cost?
Dr. Cuapwick. I will have to ask someone. I have been informed
$5 per year from the Superintendent of Documents.
Representative Prick. What areas were affected first when iodine
131 began appearing in milk during September 1961 ?
Dr. Cuapwick. In general, it was the Southeastern United States
where we observed the levels in milk first. Then it swept from that
area on thronghthe rest of the country.
Representative Price. How much control do you have on stopping
milk consumption, if need be, by the public when unusual high levels
of iodine 131 first appear? Tn other words, howlongis it from taking
the sampies and receiving the data /
Dr. Cuapwies. As far as iodine 131 is concerned, it is extremely
rapid. Tt isa matter of 24 or 48 liours from the time the milk sample
is collected until the tirae when wehave the results from the laboratory.
Representative Price. What about other fallont debris?
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