ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ˌɛnˌɑːɹsˈiː wˈʌn dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛlˈɛm ɪz ɐ fˈaɪv tə tˈɛn ˈɛm ˌɛsvˈiː lˈʌŋ dˈoʊs zˈiəɹoʊ.fˈaɪv tə wˈʌn.zˈiəɹoʊ ɹˈɛm, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk kˈoʊˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd dɪvˈɛləpmənt ˌoʊˌiːsˌiːdˈiː kənsˈɪdɚ ðæt wˈʌn dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛlˈɛm ɪz ˈiːkwəl tʊ ɐ lˈʌŋ dˈoʊs ʌv fˈaɪv.fˈaɪv ˈɛm ˌɛsvˈiː, ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn ɹˌeɪdɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl pɹətˈɛkʃən ˈaɪkəp kənsˈɪdɚ wˈʌn dˌʌbəljˌuːˌɛlˈɛm təbi ɐ fˈaɪv ˈɛm ˌɛsvˈiː lˈʌŋ dˈoʊs fɔːɹ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl wˈɜːkɚz ænd fˈoːɹ ˈɛm ˌɛsvˈiː lˈʌŋ dˈoʊs fɚðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pˈʌblɪk.
According to the NRC 1 WLM is a 5 to 10 mSv lung dose (0.5 to 1.0 rem), while the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) consider that 1 WLM is equal to a lung dose of 5.5 mSv, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) consider 1 WLM to be a 5 mSv lung dose for professional workers (and 4 mSv lung dose for the general public).