tern 6, living on Bikini Island and
terns lead to doses at least three
diet from Bikini Island,
times higher, and with the unmodified
the terres-
trial and external gamma pathways con-
Bikini living pattern, Pattern 6, the
tribute approximately 88% and 12% of
doses are at least six times higher
the bone marrow dose and approximately
than with the Eneu living Pattern 1.
82% and 18% of the whole body dose,
respectively.
In other words,
‘It is clear, therefore,
99% of
Island provides by a significant
the total. dose in Pattern 6 results
degree the lowest dose living pattern
from the terrestrial and external
at Bikini Atoll.
gamma pathways.
The integral 30-yr
For comparison, the Federal guide-_
doses for bone marrow range from
lines for whole body and bone marrow
5.8 rem in Pattern 1
dose for a member of the population is
(Eneu) to 42 rem
in Pattern 6 (Bikini).
0.5 rem/yr. 23-26
The corres-
the guideline for a population is
in Pattern 1 to 28 rem in Pattern 6.
5S rem,
taken on Bikini Island, that is Pat-
for whole body and bone marrow of
terns 2, 3, 4, and 5, which are varia-
4.2 rem and 5.8 rem, respectively,
tions of Pattern 6, the relative con-
which are near the Federal guidelines.
total dose changes.
ae ee ee et
The Eneu living pattern (Pat-
tern 1) leads to predicted 30-yr doses
tribution of the exposure pathways to
ens
Over a 30-yr period,
ponding whole body doses are 4.2 rem
As dietary remedial measures are
’ Pattern 6 (the Bikini Island living
However, the
pattern) results in predicted 30-yr
pathways that contribute the largest
doses of 28 rem for the whole body and
fraction of the total dose continue to
42 rem for the bone marrow;
be the terrestrial food chain and
doses are approximately 6 to 8 times
external gamma pathways.
the Federal guidelines.
A summary of
these
The other
the percentage contribution of each
Jiving patterns (Patterns 2 through 5),
pathway to total dose in each living
which include various remedial measures
pattern is listed in Table 32.
and are variations of the basic Pat-
The summation of the 30-yr and 50-yr
tern 6 living pattern, lead to predic-
integral doses for bone marrow and
ted whole body doses that range from
whole body in the six living patterns
16 to 19 rem and bone marrow doses
ds listed in Table 33.
that range from 18 rem to 24 rem.
The Eneu living
AILl
pattern, Pattern 1, results in the
of these are in excess of the Federal
lowest dose,
guidelines.
All other living pat-
poy eRbaaease
ee
Bieta,
ates
al.
that Eneu
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