AN investigation of the available inZormacion abour the autritional requirements of infants reveaied a 1954 Marshall Islands study ov Murai (tu54).
Intakes of breast milk were mot recorded, nowever ner data for three
.
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ze
2
cosa ge
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.
Sts
of coconut sap for
of coconut fiuid for a 3 month old, 36 gd
indicated 51 ged
a 6 month old and 100 ged
an 1l month old.
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vio.
=
ey:
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of coconut emorvos for
of coconut fluid plus 150 ge
This information and the observed coconut product activity con-
centration shown in Table 6 provided an estimated coconut product mean and range
137
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= toe
Cs.
of infant daily activity ingestion rate fcr
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;
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It is also known chat cer-
tain components of the diet, such as doughnuts and rice, are made with coconut
fluid, however, this source of
37 Cs has not been quantified.
Dose equivalenc
.
.
.
.
.
137
commitment and body burden estimates from coconut product ingestion of
Cs are
also listed in Table 5.
Finally, one whole body count of a four aonth old infant was attempted in
April 1978 at the parenc's request.
Although the infant would not remain sta-
tionary during the counting interval and a calibration geometry had to be
estimated for such a small subject, the infanc's 13765 body burden of 0.29 -Ci
ae
-
falls within the range of expected
137
.
<
Cs body burdens as reported in Table 5.
Summary
Human milk and coconut products have been examined to determine their
dosimetric significance as a dietary source term for the infant residing on
tyes
Bikini Atoll.
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ae
.
.
The data indicates that a hypothetical maxinum
:
+s
Cs body burden
ses:
.
.
137
. the mother could noe cause an infance of this atoll to ingest surficient
in
137
Cs
activity from human milk alone to yield an annual dose equivalent commitment that would exceed 500 mRem.
.
toe
.
.
However, the additional ingestion of other
137
Cs
contaminated material such as coconut sap or the Zluid of the nut increases the
projected dose equivalent commitment estimates such that the nypothetical averLl