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APPENDIX C: ESTIMATION OF THE ADDED HAZARD TO LIVESTOCK FROM CONSUMED FISSION PRODUCTS
Pages 61-64

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From page 61...
... Ide people expo8e6 in tne tlar8dall I8lan68 vere e8tiMate6 to dave na6, at tde en6 ot tde rir8t 6a^, 6.4 to ll.2 ^c ot icxline»l3l in tneir tdvroi6 ßlan68. Ine tdvroi6 dur6en ot io6ine»l3l in tne 8vine i8 not knovn, dut it vill de a88ume6 to dave deen lO0 time8 ßreater , i.e., 640-ll20 ^c per ßlan6.
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From page 62...
... 3imilar 8tep8 in calculation can de ma6e tor tne e8tiination ot tne total»do6v 6o8e to tne 8vine trom io6ine»l3l, except tdat tne value ot 80 per cent i8 u8e6 tor tdat 6i8tridute6 tnroußdout tne do6v an6 tde veißdt ot tne animal i8 con8i6ere6 to de 25 kiloßram8. Ini8 ßive8 an e8tin>ate ot 2^» microcurie8 per kiloßram ot do6v veißdt.
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From page 63...
... Ini8 prcxiuct i8 tnen 6ivi6e6 d^ 7 x l0^ - ßram8 oi done in tne 8keleton ot a 70 kß piß vnicn ßive8 0.0l2^ x l0"^ ^c ot 8trontium-89 per ßrZm ot done vnen tne amdient external ra6iation 6o8e i8 l r/nr at N^l 6a^. In tne current literature tnere are tvo e8timate8 tNat relate tne ra68 receive6 d^ tne total 8keleton to tne dur6en ot 8trontium-89.
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From page 64...
... Idere i8 al8o no unanimou8 opinion vitd re8pect to tde retention ot tallout upon pa8ture ßra88e8 an6 otder derdaße. L8timate8 ranße trom l-25 per cent retention, vitd tde exception ot tde ^0 per cent Uin68cale experience.
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