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UCRL-3644
A SUMMARY AND EVALUATION OF THE PROBLEM
WITH REFERENCE TO HUMANS
OF RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR DETONATIONS
Hardin B. Jones
Donner Laboratory of Biophysics and Medical Physics
University of California, Berkeley, California
January 14,
1957
ABSTRACT
The tolerable amount of radiation exposure to humans is probably
less than formerly estimated.
It is shown, however, that accumulated effects
of the low-level world-wide exposure to radiation from fallout to date is rel-
atively small.
detectable.
The genetic effects are not large enough to be statistically
The health effects, as expressed in life expectancy, are much
smaller than those of such factors as infectious or chronic disease, metabolic
disturbances, smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and environment and marital
status.
strontium-90tevele-to-be-expected-inthenext-two
decadesindicates,however,thatboneirradiati on may become détectably
-Rarmfur.