years of age ingested more activity each day than did adolescents and persons Maximum deviation from the average value of the greater than 40 years of age. daily activity ingestion rate for members of an age subgroup was no greater than a factor of 3. However, the population distributions illustrated a maximum fac- tor of 5 times the mean activity ingestion rate value. Dose equivalent rates post return were determined for members from both atolls. For Rongelap Atoll, the residents received approximately 100 to 200 mRem per year during the first 5000 days post return from internal emitters. For Utirik Atoll, the residents 13708, The principal contributing nuclide was The major received up to 15 Rem per year during the first 400 days post return. contributing nuclides were 6574 and 6000. Dose equivalent rates to the Utirikese from internal emitters fell below 500 mRem per year at approximately 1200 days post return. The dose equivalent for population subgroups and for individuals was determined. Table 6 summarizes the results for the total body, thyroid, red marrow, testes, ovaries, lower large intestine wall, and liver. The catenary compart- ment model of Bernard and Hayes (Ber70) was used to determine doses to various segments of the gastrointestinal tract. The Utirikese received significantly more radiation dose from 6574, 6000, and >> Fe than did the Rongelapese because . . . of short mean residence times of these nuclides . to the Rongelapese were 2.5 time greater and doses received by persons at Utirik. 137 . . in the environment. 0 9 Sr doses . Cs doses 1.5 times greater than This occurred even though Utirik residents returned to their atoll 3 years earlier and somewhat reflects the degree to which Utirik was less contaminated than Rongelap. 51