TABLE 4.1 #1
AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE AND EXTERNAL DOSE RATES
(gamma ray) FOR ISLANDS AFFECTED BY BRAVO FALLOUT
(The 1990 doses will be approximately 75% of those for 1978.)
Atoll and
Reference
Bikini Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Shingleton et al (1987)
Rongelap Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum (1981)
Island
Year
Exposure
(gamma)
rem/year
Eneu
Bikini
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,
Lomullal
28-43
-172-.264
Gogan
Paretzke (Note 8}
Rongelap
1987
Greenhouse & Miltenberger (1977)
Rongelap
1977
Sifo
1978
1.4
.009
Mogiri
Enibuk
19879/
1.3 (1)
2.2 (1)
.008
013
Utirik
1978
0.8
.005
Ailingnae Atoli
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)
Paretzke (Note 8)
Utirik Atoll
Tipton & Meibaum(1981)
b/
c/
a/
b/
Dose
(whole-body)
microroent~
gens/hour
Borukka,Gabelle
a/
a/
4.1 (7)¢4/
3.6-4.5
.025
.022-.028
Measured at 1 meter above ground level, corrected for cosmic rays.
Annual, whole-body dose (millirem/year) calculated as equal to 6.13 x
For the epidermal dose, see Note 7.
10-3 x pR/hour.
The average of 7 locations ranging from 2.2 to 4.6 pR/hour.
Corrected for decay back to 1978.
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See Note 3.