Table 20
Living Pattern Model for Rongelap
(October 1977)
Infants &
Small Children
Age Bracket (yrs)
Children &
Adolescents
Men
Women
Old People
20-59
20-59
60+
0-4
5-19
100
84
7?
94
100
13
4
-
Fraction of time spent
in respective areas (%)
In village (including
inside home)
Interior of island
-
8
Beach
-
8
2
-
Lagoon
-
-
4
-
-
Other islands
-
-
6
-
-
Table 21
Rongelap Exposure Rates Based on Observed Living Pattern (5)
Infants
0-4 yrs
Children
5-19 yrs
7.3
6.13
Beach
-
0.58
Interior Island
-
0.58
Description
Men
20-59 yrs
Women
20-59 yrs
Old People
>60 yrs
Dose rate due to
time spent within
these areas (R/hr)
In village (including home)
5.62
6.86
7.3
0.15
-
0.95
0.29
-
-
Lagoon
-
-
0.15
-
Other islands
-
-
1.49
-
7.3
7.3
8.21
Total wR/hr
(incl bkgd)
-21-
7.3 -
;
-
7.3