~4&Table 3 compares the total bone marrow dose (the critical organ for
somatic radiation effects) for people living at Bikini, Rongelap, Ucirik,
Long Island, New York and Denver, Colorado.
Since the people living at
Denver have a considerably higher natural radiation and medical, dencal
contribution, the exposure to the people living there is probably higher
than people living on Bikini.
The estimated dose to people on Long Island
is somewhat less than Bikini doses, alsa it might be noted that many
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thousands of people living in areas of South America anc India are expose
to higher levels than indicated for Bikini due to high thorium contenc of
the soil.
There have been no reports of increased cancer or otner illness
in Denver or these other high level populations that might be related to
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More recent data from radiological surveys last June at Bikini shoving
higher than expected radiation levels in the interior of Bikini and higher
levels in paadanus and breadfruit have resulted in some further vestrictions
on the future living patterns of the Bikini people.
aAt the time of the Ad
Hoc Committee meeting it was not kmown about plans for building houses in
Recommendations to put the first village
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and food crops on Eneu were not followed, nor was the recommendation
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the interior of Bikini Island,
remove topsoil from planting sites of pandanus and breadfruit on Bikini
followed.
The xecommendation for the addition of powdered milk to the diac
of the people is being implemented.
The restriction regarding consumption
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on growth of these plants at Eniwetak.
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