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Saveral bialogteal surveys of the Merahall Islands ecapacially

Rongelap Atoll, have deen made Guring the past two and one-half years.

The latest survey (July 23-26, 1956) Indicate.a presence of & residual
contauination on the Island of Rungelap, but at a level that 1s acceptable

from a health point ofview, both for the potential external gam |

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Therefore, it 16 recomanfied tiwt the position of the Avaric

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radiation exposure and the strontium-90 content in the food supply, vith

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concur in the recommendation of this paper.

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STAY JOTGENTS

“oteteol Ts thete heme daland as soon as mebsbiiitation yromedures on the Island of
Rongelsp are compieted, vith the advise that land crabs not be eaten

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