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From: J. D. Teresi and C. L. Newcombe, "Calculations of maximum permissible concentrations of radioactive fallout in water and air based upon military exposure criteria," Health Physics 4:275-288, 1961.

Table 7: Maximum permissible concentration (uc/cm3) in water and air of radioactive fallout for five exposure times (n) at eleven different times after burst to deliver a dose to the critical organ of 150 rems in 30 days (t)*
n Exposure Time after fission
3.5 hr 12 hr 1 day 2 days 4 days 7 days 14 days 28 days 105 days 210 days 365 days
1 Ing.
Inh.
27
4.1 x 10^-3
8.5
1.3 x 10^-3 
5.1
7.7 x 10^-1 
3.0
4.5 x 10^-1 
2.0
2.8 x 10^-1 
1.4
1.9 x 10^-1 
0.78
1.0 x 10^-1 
0.83
9.8 x 10^-5 
1.2
1.2 x 10^-1 
1.3
1.2 x 10^-1 
1.1
1.2 x 10^-1 
7 Ing.
Inh.
5.9
8.6 x 10^-1 
1.9
2.8 x 10^-1 
1.1
1.3 x 10^-4 
0.63
8.0 x 10^-5 
0.40
5.6 x 10^-5 
0.26
3.7 x 10^-5 
0.14
1.8 x 10^-5 
0.14
1.7 x 10^-5 
0.18
2.0 x 10^-5 
0.19
2.0 x 10^-5 
0.15
1.9 x 10^-5 
14 Ing.
Inh.
4.3
7.2 x 10^-4 
1.4
2.3 x 10^-4 
0.78
1.3 x 10^-4 
0.43
5.3 x 10^-5 
0.27
3.8 x 10^-5 
0.18
2.5 x 10^-5 
8.8 x 10^-21.1 x 10^-3  8.7 x 10^-21.0 x 10^-5  0.12
1.1 x 10^-5 
0.10
1.1 x 10^-5 
7.9 x 10^-21.0 x 10^-5 
21 Ing.
Inh.
3.7
5.4 x 10^-4 
1.2
1.8 x 10^-4 
0.67
9.7 x 10^-5 
0.38
5.5 x 10^-5 
0.23
3.3 x 10^-5 
0.15
2.0 x 10^-5 
7.3 x 10^-29.8 x 10^-6  6.8 x 10^-28.6 x 10^-6  8.1 x 10^-28.9 x 10^-6  6.6 x 10^-28.6 x 10^-6  5.2 x 10-28.7 x 10^-6 
30 Ing.
Inh.
3.6
5.4 x 10^-4 
1.1
1.7 x 10^-4 
0.62
8.4 x 10^-5 
0.34
5.3 x 10^-5 
0.21
2.8 x 10^-5 
0.14
2.0 x 10^-5 
6.8 x 10^-29.2 x 10^-6  6.0 x 10^-27.9 x 10^-6  6.3 x 10^-27.7 x 10^-6  5.1 x 10^-27.1 x 10^-6  3.8 x 10^-26.4 x 10^-6 
* Ing. = ingestion; Inh. = inhalation

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