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Tabie 37
Radiochemical Analyses of Urine (Data in Average pCi/liter)
Year

No. in group

Av.vol., ml

Av. Ca, mg/liter

90Sr

137s

| 238Py

239Py

239,240P\,

Rongelap
1970
1971

20
15

895
534

152.4
. 336.1

3.5
3.7

2700
2400

1974

14

558

706.8

2.8

4500

11

342

734.9

1971
1972

Urine G
Urine M
HASL* control
HASLcontrol
Pooled
Pooled

1100
930
3000
1000
2670
2700

84.5
204.0

2.2
19
1.0
16
1.7
4.2

1974

11

141

310.0

2.0

1972
1973

18
11

461
249

120.3
247.2

2.4
6.5

2600
4600

0.21

Utirik
1974

13

1300

1.2

115

Bikini

we eee

1970

1973

Pooled

14

(Spring)

120.0

160.0

294

173.5

12
183
910

6.7

0.003

0.013
0.015
0.003
0.014

0.003

0.020
0.024
0.003
0.022

1500

1100

0.004
0.02

*US AEC Health and Safety Laboratory, New York, N.Y.

Table 38
Radiochemical Analyses of Well Water From Bikini (Data in pCi/titer)

Year
1971

Sample
“good well”
“bad well”

“good well (closed)

““*

Vol., ml

Sr

1830
1830

6.0 +17%
25 +3%

1810

“good well” (opened) —
drinking water (camp area)

1980
3580

1972

well water
drinking water

1000
1960

1973

new well
B-1 well

60
225

103

137Cs

+ 2%

125 + 3%
046+ 4%

600
850

1044

+1%
+1%

x+1%

3H
770+40%
1040+30%

818 +1%
153+8%

15.4 + 9%
0.61+ 6%

800 +1%
18 +8%

52
11

600
724

239.240Py
0.04 + 25%
005 + 20%

0.058 15%

5.76 + 6%
0.004 100%

0.38 + 40%
0.08 + 50%

Table 39
Radiochemical Analyses of Coconut Crabs From Bikini (Data in pCi wet weight)
Year

Wet wt., g

% Ash

g Ca per kg wet wt.

1164

23.3

81

61

24,800

1971

1812
1827

17.8
21.5

60
72

1973

1190

1970

1930

18.5

63.5

Sr

137Cg

23,300

11,800

132,000
412,000

11,400
8,600

45,700

9,290

14,800

238Py
0.06 + 50%

0.001 + 100%

239Py
1.5 +10%

0.07+37%

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