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Table 1.

Region

eU*
(p.p.m.)

New Hampshire
1. Manchester
2, Concord
3. Franklin
4, Conway
Vermont

Fitchburg Granite
Binary Granite
Littleton Formation
Conway Granite

2. Middlebury
8. Bennington
4. Burlington

Beldens Formation
Glacial Drift
Monkton Formation

1.

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Bedrock

Rutland

Dunham Dolomite

Mean OUTDOOR y-KADIATION LEVELS

Hr. /h

%

23
26
23
45

2:5
29
24
3-6

15
LT?
1-4
2-1

5

26

15

5
9
11

3-2
3-3
Q4

pr. /h

1:9
1-9
1-4

p.p.m.

er/h

11
1:2
1-2
1-7

15
1:6
1:6
2-2

a4
4:3
3:5
5:6

1:0

13

20

0-8
1-0
1:0

1:1
1:3
1:3

2-6
2-2
18

Th

Natural y
p.D.m,

av./h

0-4
11-9
0-7
15-6

7-0
a4
71
10:9

5-6

5-6

7-2
6-1
6-0

6-6
6:5
52

| Fall-out |

eU
(p.p.m.} |
@2
il
9-4
14:3

¥
erfh
2-2
2-2
18
27

74

23

8-7
8:6
6-8

2-0
20
a4

* Mean bedrock radioactivity as estimated by Billings‘,
ip
Table 2. MEAN WEEKLY DOSES IN MR./WEEK
Geological category

aU (p.p.m.)

Outdoor
Natural +

Outdoor
Total y*

Cosmic

Dunham Dolomite
Beldens Formation

5
5

0-94
Lil

1:34
1-43

Monkton Formation
Fitchburg Granite
Littleton Formation
Binary Granite
Conway Granite

11
23
23
26
45

0-87
1:18
1:19
1:41
1:83

1:27
1°52
1:63
1-78
2-27

Glacial Drift

9

1-09

* Includes fall-out, averaged over all locations within an area,
+ Obtained as indicated in the text; in units of air dose rate.

1:43

Mean population exposure
1962

Natural

Dosimeters

0-62
0:60

1:69
1:74

1:37
1-49

2-97
2-86

0°59
0-60
0-61
0-60
0-61

1:61
1:82
1-91
2:05
2-43

1-29
1-54
1:56
1-73
2-07

2-70
3-13
2:97
8-21
3-67

0-62

1-76

1:49

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