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doses on Adlinginas; on Rongerik where
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American servicemen were sta pioned, and
Wirik vhere the smalleat dose was received but by the largest number of people.
The Marshallese vere living under relatively primitive conditions in lightly
constructed palm houses,
The American military personnel had the second highest exposure L
They vere
more avare of the significance of the fallout then were the Marshell pse, and promptly
put on additional clothing to protect their skin.
they remsined inside of aluminum buildings.
As far as duties would permit,
In contrast to this th
Marshallese
nated by the
in general remained outside andi accordingly vere more heavily cont
material falling upon the atoll and upon them.
All of the exposed human teings vere evacuated by air and surf
tion to the United States Naval Station, Kwajalein, ss promptly as
woulda pernit.
e transporta-~
Fa
-
neilities
Since a survey of the individuals shoved that there u nc sienificant
contamination of tha skin, clothes and hair, the clothes were rencve H and laundered
and repeated washings of tho akin and hair was carriei out with fres h voter and SORD.
The hair of the Marshallese was decontaminated with difficulty becau se of the heavy
coconut oil hair dressing they used.
On Rongelep there vere 64 inmiividuals that
received an estimated dose of 175 r.
On Ailinginae there vere 18 ir Hividuals re-
ceiving approximately 69 r,
ving approximately 78 r,
On Rengerik there were 28 American serv {cemen
recei-
On Utirdik there vere 157 individuals receiving approm
‘mately Yr.
Whole Aody Gamma Doses
The determinaticn of the whole bedy gamma doses aro dependent
on the surveys
that were made with calibrated instruments approximately 3 feet above the ground
several days after the inhabitants were evacuated.
In addition ce
had to be made about the arrival time of the clowi and the rate of
material.
Only on Rongerik where there was a recording dosimeter
kmown precisely.
in ascumptions
liout of the
s arrival time
The dose rate of the continuing fallout of materidl was in part