Appendix 6
Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
Wace
{x1073)
Psstextosure Day
<5
>3
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
(x1¢-4)
<5
Platelets**
(x1073)
>5
<§
(a)
>5
Hematocrit,
(x10™")
Male
<10
Male
>10
Female
«Ali Ages)
RBC
z
Total
Group
Male
<15
Male
(x107-8)
>15
All Ages
Female
Male
Male
<15
>15
Fesale
All ages
Exposed Rongelap (175 rads; 64 people plus 3 in utero)
3
9.0
8.2
6.4
4&
1.8
2.2
a
----
-~--
----
----
—-~
—--
—--
----
7
4.9
6.2
—_
—_—
—_
-_—-
--—-
-—--
_——-
=
=
_--
—_—-~
—=-
—_
24.9
---21.7
21.8
15.2
10.9
12.8
15.1
22.4
23.2
23.9
21.2
--20.2
24.7
23.2
27.6
25.5
28.1
30.8
27.6
24.8
wne- wees
---ea-- ---22.5
wnn= wee
21.0
wees ao
15.3
37.5. 43.9
11.9
36.3 41.6
12.3
37.9 42.2
16.0
37.6 42.2
22.8
37.8 42.4
23.2
37.3 41.8
23.1
39.0 43.4
i
_----- ==
20.1
e--- ees
—
— —--24.1
—_- —22.6
38.0 41.7
24.9
7.5 41.1
24.7
38.7 41.2
---35.6 38.7
—-35.6 41.0
-——
weee meee
------~-—
39.0
37.5
37.1
36.8
37.4
37.6
38.3
——
—_—
—
------38.2
36.9
38.1
35.4
35.8
--—
awa- wae
-—-- ——-- -—-—-- —-—-- -——----—-—-- —-——
—- —-——
-_——- ——-—-- ---—_—- —-—-- ee
-_-~ —
-- —
= oHee
~—-- ——- +-4.45 4.71
_-
_—-
12
t2
15
18
22
26
jo
33
39
43
47
51
56
63
70
1
6-mwo
l-yr
2-yr
3-yr
’-yr
S-yr
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
6<9r survey
6.6 7.1
5.9 6.3
$.9 6.5
6.7 7.2
7.0 7.6
$.7 6.1
7.6 $7.8
6.5 6.2
5.7 5.5
5.2 5.2
5.9 5.8
6.7 5.6
7.0 6.0
7.7 6.0
7.6 6.5
—
8.5 6.6
10.1 8.1
11.8 8.6
8.6 6.9
8.9 7.5
13.5 9.5
3.5 4.5
3.5 3.9
3.2 4.1
364 6.7
6.3 5.0
3.0 3.9
4.0 5.3
3.1 3.8
3.0 3.3
2.0 2.6
2.6 3.3
2.6 3.5
3.5 3.5
3.9 3.6
3.8 4.0
eee
4.6 4.2
4.7 4.8
5.9 4.8
4&2 3.7
3.3 3.4
6.9 6.8
2.6 2.1
2.10 1.7
2.4 1.9
2.4 2.1
2.6 2.2
2.3 1.8.
3.2 2.2
3.2 2.0
2.6 2.0
2.9 2.3
3.1 2.4
3.4 2.1
3.7 2.4
3.7 2.3
3.3 2.2
eee
3.6 2.2
4.6 2.8
4.7 3.1
3.7 2.7
4.6 3.6
6.0 4.0
—-
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
-���——
—
———
—
6.5
—~
3.5
12-yr survey
—_—
6.8
—
3.6
37
—-
2.8
lé-yr survey
—_—
7.0
—
3.8
—
==
7.4
—
43.9
T-yr
8-yz
9-yr
Lo-yr
ll-yr
L3-yr survey
15-yr
16-yr
ll-yr
layer
survey *
survey
survey
survey
1S-yr survey Maro
19-yr survey Sep
20-yr survey Mar
2O-yr survey Sep
—
-—~——
-———~———
--—-—---——
7.46
—
69
—
24
8.2
—
74
—
7.2
65
64
7.3
69
7.6
7.6
4&1
““4icroscopic counts firse 2 yr.
**?hase microscopy through 14 yr.
—
—
-—
——
—
==
==
—-——
3.9
3.6
LT
3.8
3.7
3.0
4.5
3.9
39
4.2
4.3
4.3
—
--———-
3.7
coor
28.2 22.7
——
27.20 21.3
21.8 19.1
16.8 14.6
13.2 12.9
14.1 12.3
17.9 16.6
29.5 22.0
26.8 20.9
24.6 20.6
22.1 17.5
—_—_ —23.1 18.2
—_ ——
26.2 21.7
24.4 20.3
26.6 19.5
30.0 22.4
32.0 22.1
32.5 27.2
32.3 26.4
—
—_
37.6
38.5
39.1
40.4
39.9
41.7
43.0
43.7
43.5
46.0
37.0
39.3
38.4
39.3
37.7
_
_--
-_---
_—
38.8
42.7
38.3
—_
—
—_
41.5
———-“--—
45.7
46.2
43.2
42.9
44.3
39.1
——
—- 4.26
-—-—— 4.31
—-- 4.57
3.66
——
3.84
4.02
_-
—--
64.7
36.9
—--
4.15
——-——
——
——
-——
2.5
—_—_—_
22.9
25,1
—
41.4.
-—-——
—
2.6
3.0
2.3
3.
2.4
—
——
—_—_
—~——
—
15.9
—
20.3
23.2
_
—
2.6
——
22.0
26.0
———
—
2.5
2.4
2.8
——
—--——
—~
27.3
32.1
28.4
37.2
28.5
—_——
—
19.1
—_—
24.6
29.1
24.8
23.5
18.4
Coulter electronic counts yr 3 through 18.
28.7
28.0
20.2
—_—
---—
—<——
—-~
—-----
—-—-—--
—_—-
44.5
41.1
42.0
48.7
40.0
39.9
38.1
38.7
37.0
36.0
36.6
41.9
4.54
6.68
4.29
—_—_
4.65
3.84
—----—~-
4.45
4,67
4.38
—
4.60
4.52
4.72
4,89
5.20
5.60
General Science (MK3) electronic counts yx 19 and 20.
Coulter electronic counts 15 chrough 18 yr.
- 107 -
—
-——
—_
—
—-
—_—
2.9
2.6
3.0
3.5
3.0
—
24.6
32.8
23.1
32.8
26.3
--—
—-—--------—~—
—_-_~-_-—
——
_—~
——
—
-—
-—
—
—
~-—
4.22
General Science (MK4) electronic counts yr 19 and 20.
4.21
4.44
4.12
_—3.94
4.00
—
4.13
6.9%
* 06