—_— c. Would there be any rest, medical care, or dietary requirements over and above a pretty primitive level of subsistence, to prevent such survivors relapsing into a more serious level of symptoms? dad. Considering that these survivors would in most cases be deprived of normal public health protection, to what extent if any might they be more susceptible to infectious diseases? which infectious diseases? e. What would be the effect of these less than f. What kind of an average aging factor per unit lethal dosages upon the ability of people to tolerate the lower residual dose rates of contaminated areas after thirty or sixty or ninety days? of dose would be most defensible, to be applied to the entire population (which could be broken down into age groups)? gg. What significant long-term effects, in addition to life shortening, a heavy irradiation? are expected for a population surviving In view of our interest in possible longer term effects upon agriculture, food supply, and the ecological balance of nature in relationship to agriculture. a. What dosages vs. symptoms relationships different from those we are using for humans should be applied to common domestic animals and fowls, birds and vertebrate wildlife, and finally insects? b. Are there special considerations regarding Beta contamination we Should particularly bear in mind when considering animal feeding habits, contact with earth and foliage, etc.? c. What order and kind of effects would follow from consumption of contaminated food (either Beta or Gamma) by either animals or humans or wearing or use of fibers from contaminated areas. dad. At what levels of contamination can we assume serious immediate effects upon common agricultural plant life, or significant early genetic effect upon the same plant life. oe D OE ARCHIVES ~