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TABLE 4.1
#1
AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE AND EXTERNAL DOSE RATES
(gamma ray)
FOR ISLANDS AFFECTED BY BRAVO FALLOUT
a/
Atoll
and
Reference
Island
Exposure
(gamma)
Year
bl
Dose
whole-body)
rem/year
Oicroroentgens/hour
Bikini
Atoll
Tipton
& Heibaum
(1981)
Eneu
Bikini
1978
2.7
35.0
.017
.215
al
(1987)
Eneu
Bikini
1986
---
.018
.160
Atoll
& Meibaum
(1981)
Rongelap
1978
4.5
.028
Arbar
4.1
.025
Busch,
Tufa,
Borukka,Gabelle
5-9
.031-.055
Eniaetok,Kabelle,
Gogan
10-27
.061-.166
Lukuen,Naen,Yugui,
Lomuilal
28-43
.172-.264
Singleton
Rongelap
Tipton
et
Paretzke
(Note
Greenhouse
berger
-Ailingnae
Tipton
8)
& Xilten(1977)
Atoll
& ?feibaum(1981)
Paretzke
(Note
8)
Utirik
Atoll
Tipton
& lleibaum(1981)
Rongelap
1987
4.1
Rongelap
1977
3.6-4.5
.022-.028
Sifo
1978
1.4
.009
Uogiri
Enibuk
1987d/
1.3
2.2
Utirik
1978
0.8
(7)cdl
.025
.008
.013
(1)
(1)
.005
a/
Measured
at
1 meter
above
ground
level,
corrected
for
cosmic
Annual,
whole-body
dose
(millirem/year)
6.13 x yR/hour.
For the epidermal
dose,
calculated
see Note
as
9.
equal
The average
2.2
rays.
bl
c1
of
7 locations
ranging
d/
Corrected
for
decay
back
to
1978.
from
to
4.6
~R/hour.
to