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as
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Sing.e samole error values are one-sigma, provagated, counting ertors.
.9.2.
Noe resolved Sy alpha speceroscooyv.
=
N.3.
Noe significanc.
As a resuic, some of che diecary icems Likely <5 nave che nigner tadionuclides courent, 4.3. 2andanus
and Sreaqfruic, are ace actual problems co dace. They aay of amy not 38 of concern ia che future as -he
aiame:sgs aacure and che cmuic Decomes available in tuanmtity. Thus, che dliecs of secpie Living in =hese
“wo atolls are expecced co change over che coming vears reflecting the reiative influences of imported
and Locally grown Zsod items. allowance has Seen nade for chis in development of radiacion dose
estimacas.
ixperimeacal studies ac Znewetax asy yield techniques co incerfupe or break the recyeling
Qc radionuclides through the vegetation, soil, and ground vacer systems, aad cheresy reduce she radic~
activicy concenc of some taporcant diecary icems. <All of che aforemencioned Zactors will secessicate
contisuisg monitoring of che diet for many years.
2eriodic sampling and analysis of 3011 and ground
‘wacer vi.l Se aecessary in order to establish srends in che changes of radicaccivicy comtenc of chese
media.
+a the sorthern Marshalls, drinking wacer is obcainzed primarily from tain vwacer cacchmencs. While che
radionuclide contene of callected rain vater vill soe be zero, this source {3 noc expected to contribute
signizicamely to the radiation exposure sicrure for ‘ucure 3ikisi, Inewecak, and Rongelap Acoll residencs.
deowever, vain water which drains ‘rom che windward sida of Suilding rooftops may srovide useful daca on
fesusvension of radioactivity in the soil. The collection of rain water oy Tucure 3ikint md inewecak
Tesidencs is being factlicaced Sy including gueters and vater storage tacks in plans for houses and
communs:cy seructures,
Some of che Larger islands have ‘resh ground vacer ‘ocaced only a few ceec >elow
the surtace.
Analysis of chis vater for ics radionuclide contene has 3een Limited to dare and che
Gapacity af this cesource = serve che needs of ‘sland restdeacs
is ace well defined,
More seudy of
rais wacer is Seing supported Sy ZADA.
Personnel Mon:soring
Dose sredictions for 3ikiat and Znewetak Acoll residencs dertved irom environmental data Save Seen
deliberately conservative, and ascadlisn srooanle upper Limits om <oses co 5e axzpected for individuals.