Appendix 8
Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
(a) Exposed Rongelap (175 rad group)
WBC
_(x10-3)
Postexposure Day
3
9.0
7
4.9
10
12
15
18
6.6
5.9
5.9
6.7
22
26
30
33
39
43
47
- SzT
<5
51
56
63
70
7.90
5.7
7.6
6.5
5.7
5.2
5.9
6.7.
7.0
7.7.
7.6
Neutrophils
Gt0-3)
----
22.7
ween
21.3
19.1
24.9
~--21.7
21.8
24.8
wane
22.5
21.0
---eee
-------
---eee
-------
12.3
16.6
22.0
20.9
11.8
15.1
22.4
23.2
12.3.
16.0
22.8
23.2
2,1
2.4
2.3
22,1 47.5
===. wees
23.1 18.2
eee
2.2
2.8
3.1
2.7
26.2
24.4
26.6
30.0
32.0
21.7
20.3
19.5
21.4
22.1
3.5
3.5
3,2
3.4
4.5
3.9
4,1
4.7
2.6
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.1
1.7
1.9
2.1
%7.8
6.2
3.5
5.2
4.0
3.1
3.0
2.0
5.3
3.8
3.3
2.6
3.2
3.2
2.6
2.9
2.1
2.0
2.0
2,3
5.6
60
6.0
2.6
3.5
3.9
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.7
3.7
s-3.6
4.6
4.7
3.7
7.4
6.1
5.8
6.5
4.3
3.0
5.0
3.9
2.6
~3.3
3.8
4,9
9.5
6.9
4.8
7,40
6.9
7.4
8,20
7.40
6.8
7,2.
7.0
6,5
=e
---+----------=--
3.9
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.0
7-yr
8-yr
9-yr
10-yr
ll-yr
12-yr
13-yr
14-yr
15-yr
eeee
7,1
6.3
6.5
7.2
13.5
ce--
eee
2.2
S-yr survey
---------w-r->
----------------
meee
1.8
o-4.2
4.8
4,8
3.7
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
----
4.7
ote
4.6
4.7
5.9
4.1
6-yr survey
Male
6.4
TT
6.6
8.
8.6
6.9
8.9
Female
8.2
---
7.5
6.500
3.3
wee
3.4
3.5
w--
2.6
2.3
3.1
3.3
4.6
one
2.1
1.8
2.4
2.2
3.6
6.0
4.0
-------------------
2.9
2.6
3.0
3.5
3,0
2.5
2.8
2,6
3.0
---
RBC
All Ages
3,7
<10
Female
%
>15
>5
Male Male
Hematocrit
Male
5S
---
(x10-4)
Male
5
6,2
Platelets
Total
S
we8.5
10.1
11.8
8.6
4-yr survey
(x10-3)
75
74
survey
survey
survey
survey
6-mo
l-yr
2-yr
3-yr
Lymphocytes
>10
All Ages
----
28.2
wane
“27.1
21.8
14,1
17.9
29.5
26.8
----
weer
16.8
13.2
24.6
weet
32.5
weer
14.6
12.9
20.6
reer
27.1
ween
eee
a
---—
eee
----
eee
ween
wane
e---
nee
oeee
wees
----
wee
---re
en
42,2
42.2
42.4
41.8
37.1
36.8
37.4
37.6
enewoes
anne
wane
weee
onee
nooo
ween
ss
a
-------
21.2
---20.2
------20.3
a
se----20.1
~+--------
wenn
w--wen-
nee
wee
ween
----------
24.7
23.2
27.6
25.5
28.1
1
41.7
38.0
22.6
41,1
37.5
24.9
41.2
38.7
24.7
38.7
35.6
e---
neon
aaee
--He
ewee
eee
-+----------vee
wee-
15,2
10.9
23.9
----
30.8
32.3
24.4
27.6
---------------w-2---wo-----
24,68
32,8b
23,1¢
32.8
26.3
=--22.9
---15.9*
27.3
32.1
28.4
37.2
28.5
weee
25.1
---19,1
were
nnn-
*Counted electronically with Coulter counter Model F.
-s+2-
none
wane
43.9
41.6
15.3.
11.9
37.5
36.3
23.1
39.0
----
----
----
----
35.6
41.0
wane
---—
---=
---~
------e--e------
37.9
37.4
37.8
37.3
eee
nee
37.6
38.5
39.1
40.4
39.9
38.8
41.4
41,5
----
43.4
-H--
ween
41.7
43.0
43,7
43.5
44.0
42,7
44.5
45.7
46,2
wee
39.0
37.5
38.3
----
<15
Female
All Ages
wane
<15
Male
~15
----
Group
(x10-6)
-~---
wees
wane
were
----
aeee
weee
waee
weee
----
----
-------
——
--+-
a
38.2
36.9
38.1
35.4
were
wa-we-wane
wane
----
4.45
4.71
4.21
37.0
39.3
38.4
39.3
37.7
38.3
40.0
39.1
39.9
4.54
4.68
4.29
eo-4.65
wees
3.84
ewe
----
4,45
4.67
4.38
wees
4.60
weee
4.52
eee
4,26
4.11
4.44
4.12
---3.94
---4,00
---3.66
35.8
wens
wars
wnee
ween
eee
----
-e--