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Radiological dose assessments in the northern Marshall Islands (1989--1991). Revision

Description: The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is located in the central Pacific Ocean about 3500 km southeast of Hawaii and 4500 km east of Manila, Philippines. It consists of 34 atolls and 2 coral island, having a total land area of about 180 km{sup 2}, distributed over more than 2.5 {times} 10{sup 6} km{sup 2} of ocean. Between 1946 and 1958 the United States conducted nuclear tests there: 43 at Enewetak and 23 at Bikini. Thirty-three years after the cessation of nuclear testing in the RMI, the … more
Date: December 1, 1991
Creator: Sun, L. C.; Meinhold, C. B.; Moorthy, A. R.; Clinton, J. H. & Kaplan, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiological dose assessments in the northern Marshall Islands (1989--1991)

Description: The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is located in the central Pacific Ocean about 3500 km southeast of Hawaii and 4500 km east of Manila, Philippines. It consists of 34 atolls and 2 coral island, having a total land area of about 180 km{sup 2}, distributed over more than 2.5 {times} 10{sup 6} km{sup 2} of ocean. Between 1946 and 1958 the United States conducted nuclear tests there: 43 at Enewetak and 23 at Bikini. Thirty-three years after the cessation of nuclear testing in the RMI, the … more
Date: December 1, 1991
Creator: Sun, L. C.; Meinhold, C. B.; Moorthy, A. R.; Clinton, J. H. & Kaplan, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Whole-body counting in the Marshall Islands

Description: In 1978 the Marshall Islands Radiological Safety Program was organized to perform radiation measurements and assess radiation doses for the people of the Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik Atolls. One of the major field components of this program is whole- body counting (WBC). WBC is used to monitor the quantity of gamma- emitting radionuclides present in individuals. A primary objective of the program was to establish {sup 137}Cesium body contents among the Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik pop… more
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Sun, L. C.; Clinton, J.; Kaplan, E. & Meinhold, C. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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