on April 17,
1953;
Grand
furction,
anc Aalbuyjuerque, New Mexiec
“clot ais,
Roowell,
(.. wel ao Troy anit albany,
New York) on April 26, 1°53, and Grand Junction arain on
Mt
Nay 19, 1953.
Were the theoretic-liv percrtibic doses actually
received ty childrens'
thyr its 45 a result of
fallout from the Nevaca Ter!
It
has already been pointed ou.
Site
ew
4)
that the above estimates
are theoretical, in that they show what thyroid radiation
dosages might result, providing that the iodine 131 in the
deposited fallout actually entered the f.0] chain and was
ingested >,
children locally from localliy-produced milk.
What is the likelihood thut such doses cid actually
occur?
wo conditions muct have been cet:
that there were
milk cows erazing in the contaminated pastures, and that
children drank the milk.
Monitoring reports have rarely
‘supplied information of any detail on these questions
(no detailed information is available for the tests held
‘in 1952, 1955 and 1958; for 1953 testing, one survey to
check for grazing animals in areas of hilsgh fallout was
reported; and for 1957 testing, and egain for 1961 and 1%2,
milk monitoring data of limited value are available).
reports, however,
Census
indicate that there were 4458 milk cows
on the farms and ranches in Lincoln, ye, Clark, Zlko and
White Pine countics, in Nevada (the arcas closest to the
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