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 Cause for concern [1]

• Aboriginal children living a semi-traditional lifestyle ... were shown to be the critical group for radiation protection purposes

• The inhalation of plutonium dust presents the most significant potential health hazard arising from residual contamination of the Maralinga area

• If in time the Maralinga Tjarutja were to move towards a more European lifestyle, the doses calculated would be overestimates

• Most of the data required for a comprehensive treatment of these issues is lacking, and possible effects on assessed dose must be considered as part of the uncertainty in the calculations.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
Down to Earth [2]
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Land Resources [3], Land Degradation [4], Health Effects [5], Tribals [6], Child Health [7], Nuclear Research [8], Governance [9], Toxins [10]

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