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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The work reported on here was performed under the direction of
Dr, Lester Machta, Chief, Special Projects Section, Scientific
Services Division, U. S. Weather Bureau. The monitoring program
was established by the Health and Safety Laboratory, New York
Operations Office, Atomic Energy Commission, Merril Eisenbud,
Director, and that office provided the radiological data. Mr.
Daniel E, Lynch of the Health and Safety Laboratory served as
coordinator of the program.
Many helpful suggestions were received from colleagues in the
performed the laborious and painstaking plotting of data and preparation of the finished manuscript.
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Special Projects Section, D, Lee Harris, Kenneth M. Nagler, Francis
Pooler, Jr., and leo R, Quenneville. The staff of this section