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Subject: radiation chart
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Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 02:06:31 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 29 02:06:31 1984
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From March, 1984 Science Digest (without permission)

ESTIMATE YOUR ANNUAL EXPOSURE TO RADIATION             Annual Dose
                                                           (mrem)

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*Where You Live*

Location: Cosmic radiation at sea level.......................26

For your elevation (in feet)--add this number of mrem

   1000-2   4000-15   7000-40
   2000-5   5000-21   8000-53
   3000-9   6000-29   9000-70.................................__

From the ground (dirt): U.S. average..........................26
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*What You Eat, Drink, and Breathe*

Food
Water          U.S. average...................................24
Air

Weapons-test fallout...........................................4
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*How You Live*

X-ray and radiopharmaceutical diagnosis
  Number of chest X-rays___x10................................__
  Number of lower gastrointestinal tract X-rays____x500.......__
  Number of radiopharmaceutical exams___x300..................__
    (average dose to U.S. population = 92 mrem)

Jet plane travel: for each 2500 miles add 1 mrem..............__

TV viewing: For each hour per day___x0.15.....................__
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*How Close Do You Live to a Nuclear Plant*

At site boundary: ave. number of hours per day___x0.2.........__
One mile away: ave. number of hours per day___x0.02...........__
Five miles away: ave. number of hours per day___x0.002........__
Over 5 miles away.......................None..........
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                        My annual dose in mrem=              ___

Compare your annual dose to the U.S. annual average of 180 mrems