Sere

Order number

see's with 102 of 1AFFICKAL USE ONLY

940406-171827-13

comparisons were made collectively between RBC and WBC
for all swine with WBC reductions, it was
fiound that
during the first 5-d period the average WBC
dropped to
26% of normal and the RBC to 88% of normal. During the
second period the RBC declined to the 81% level. From
this period through the fourth, the WBC incréased while
the RBC dropped to 65%. From the fourth through the
tenth period, the WBC showed a very slow recovery, while
by the tenth period, the RBC had reached the 95% mark.
During the last two months of study the RBC was above
801.

KEYWORD (S)

normal,

and the WBC reached 75% of normal.

ABLE BURST/effects experiments ;ANIMALS/biological
radiation effects ;HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM/biological
radiation effects ;SWINE/biological radiation effects ;

ANIMALS;BLAST

DAMAGE; SWINE

Item 89
150.

110.
70.

710.
371.
34.

950.

REPORT NUMBER

PRIMARY TITLE (M)

WT--938

Exposure of Marshall Islanders and American
military personnel to fallout. Project 4.1 addendum
Operation Castle

PERSONAL AUTHOR (M)

CORPORATE SOURCE

R.;

Chapman,

W.H.

States)

PUB. DATE (YYMMDD)
CLASSIF. LEVEL TEXT

ABSTRACT

Sharp,

Naval Medical Research Inst.,
570300
Official

Use

Only

This addendum to Project

4.1

Bethesda,

MD

[of]

(United

(See WT--923)

contains the following supplementary data regarding the
exposed Marshallese: (1) a detailed sketch of Rongelap
Village; (2) a brief description of the islanders’ homes
and their food and water supplies; (3) the various
family groups and the location of their dwellings; (4)
events during fallout; (5) the evacuation and
decontamination procedures; and (6) readings of the

801.

KEYWORD (S)

external radioactive contamination of these individuals.
CASTLE/fallout ;MAN/radioactive contamination ;

MILITARY PERSONNEL/radioactive contamination
ISLANDS/fallout
RONGELAP

;MARSHALL

;CASTLE; FALLOUT; DECONTAMINATION; MAN;

Item 90

150. REPORT NUMBER

WI--923

.

110.

PRIMARY TITLE (M)

70.
710.

PERSONAL AUTHOR (M)
Cronkite, E.P.
CORPORATE SOURCE
Naval Radiological Defense Lab., San Francisco, CA
(United States); Naval Medical Research Inst., Bethesda,

5003025

Study of response of human beings accidentally
exposed to significant fallout radiation. Final report.
Project 4.1 [of] Operation Castle

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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