TABLE 4.1 #1
AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE AND EXTERNAL DOSE RATES (1978)
(gamma ray) FOR ISLANDS AFFECTED BY BRAVO FALLOUT
(The 1990 doses will be approximately 75% of those for 1978.)
Atoll and
Reference
Island
Year
Exposure
(gamma)
a/
gmicroroentgens/hour
Bikini Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Shingleton et al (1987)
Rongelap Atoll
Tipton & Meibaunm (1981)
1978
2.7
35.0
-017
215
Eneu
Bikini
1986
---
-018
-160
Rongelap
1978
4.5
-028
Arbar
4.1
025
Busch, Tufa,
5-9
-031-.055
Eniaetok,Kabelle,
10-27
-061-.166
Lukuen, Naen, Yugui,
Lonuilal
28-43
~172-.264
Gogan
Paretzke (Note 8)
Rongelap
1987
Greenhouse & Miltenberger (1977)
Rongelap
1977
Sifo
1978
1.4
009
Mogiri
Enibuk
1987¢4/
1.3 (1)
2.2 (1)
008
013
Utirik
1978
0.8
005
Ailingnae Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)
Paretzke (Note 8)
Utirik Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)
b/
d/
3.6-4.5
-022-.028
Annual, whole-body dose (millirem/year) calculated as equal to 6.13 x
For the epidermal dose, see Note 7.
The average of 7 locations ranging from 2.2 to 4.6 pR/hour.
Corrected for decay back to 1978.
26
5000633
4.1 (7)e4/ .025
Measured at 1 meter above ground level, corrected for cosmic rays.
10-3 x uR/hour.
c/
ren/year
Eneu
Bikini
Borukka,Gabelle
a/
b/
Dose
(whole-body)
See Note 9.