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

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