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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The work reparted on here was performed under the direction of
Dr, Lester Machta,
Services Division,
was established by
Operations Office,
Chief, Scecial Projects Section, Scientific
U. S, Weather Bureau. The monitoring orogram
the Health and Safety Laboratory, New York
Atomic Energy Commission, Merril Eisenbud,
Director, and that office provided the radiological data,
Mr.
Daniel E, Lynch of the Health and Safety Laboratory served as
coordinator of the program.
Many helpful suggestions were received from colleagues in the
Special Projects Section, D, Lee Harris, Kenneth M. Nagler, Francis
Pooler, Jr., and Leo R. Quenneville.
The staff of this section
performed the laborious and painstaxing plotting of data and prepara~
tion of the finished manuscript.
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