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us
additional risk,
Furthermore, EPA stated that thetr Guidance
was intended for use in land deeds, development and use, and that
these concepts undoubtedly do ngt apply to the Enewetak culture.
nuclear weapons tests (i.e., NTS, N.M., Bikini, Enewetak).
Consequently
we Should make every reasonable effort to assure that the Guidance is
complied with, but it 4s not necessartly a prerequisite for rescctienment-at least from CPA's perspective
4)
How all this will help OES within 2 weeks is a mystery to me.
Any
suggestions or help in determin{ng clean-up levels for residence,
agriculture, and visiting islands would be most gratefully apprectfated,
I'm sure.
5) While the Bone dose exceeds EPA ‘Guidance
to a much greater excent than
does the lung dose, the largest single contributor to the bone csse
Se,
Meee OB
1s translocation from the tung.
If the inhalation assumptions are
conservative by up to a factor of 10, the lung dose becomes quite
acceptable and the bone dose is reduced amost by 1/3.
Possible
conservatisms in ingestion paras eters (e.g., concentration ratios)
diet estimates may lower the bor ie ‘dose still further; on the other
hand, raising the GI absorptfon factor will} increase it.
The unknowns
rial and marine ingestion pathways
and uncertainties in the terres
almost preclude any realistic ‘ via this exposure route.
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In addition it was stated that the Guidance was intended for U.S.