tern 6, living on Bikini Island and

terns lead to doses at least three

diet from Bikini Island,

times higher, and with the unmodified

the terres-

trial and external gamma pathways con-

Bikini living pattern, Pattern 6, the

tribute approximately 88% and 12% of

doses are at least six times higher

the bone marrow dose and approximately

than with the Eneu living Pattern 1.

82% and 18% of the whole body dose,
respectively.

In other words,

‘It is clear, therefore,

99% of

Island provides by a significant

the total. dose in Pattern 6 results

degree the lowest dose living pattern

from the terrestrial and external

at Bikini Atoll.

gamma pathways.

The integral 30-yr

For comparison, the Federal guide-_

doses for bone marrow range from

lines for whole body and bone marrow

5.8 rem in Pattern 1

dose for a member of the population is

(Eneu) to 42 rem

in Pattern 6 (Bikini).

0.5 rem/yr. 23-26

The corres-

the guideline for a population is

in Pattern 1 to 28 rem in Pattern 6.

5S rem,

taken on Bikini Island, that is Pat-

for whole body and bone marrow of

terns 2, 3, 4, and 5, which are varia-

4.2 rem and 5.8 rem, respectively,

tions of Pattern 6, the relative con-

which are near the Federal guidelines.

total dose changes.

ae ee ee et

The Eneu living pattern (Pat-

tern 1) leads to predicted 30-yr doses

tribution of the exposure pathways to

ens

Over a 30-yr period,

ponding whole body doses are 4.2 rem

As dietary remedial measures are

’ Pattern 6 (the Bikini Island living

However, the

pattern) results in predicted 30-yr

pathways that contribute the largest

doses of 28 rem for the whole body and

fraction of the total dose continue to

42 rem for the bone marrow;

be the terrestrial food chain and

doses are approximately 6 to 8 times

external gamma pathways.

the Federal guidelines.

A summary of

these

The other

the percentage contribution of each

Jiving patterns (Patterns 2 through 5),

pathway to total dose in each living

which include various remedial measures

pattern is listed in Table 32.

and are variations of the basic Pat-

The summation of the 30-yr and 50-yr

tern 6 living pattern, lead to predic-

integral doses for bone marrow and

ted whole body doses that range from

whole body in the six living patterns

16 to 19 rem and bone marrow doses

ds listed in Table 33.

that range from 18 rem to 24 rem.

The Eneu living

AILl

pattern, Pattern 1, results in the

of these are in excess of the Federal

lowest dose,

guidelines.

All other living pat-

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that Eneu

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