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INTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF ANIMALS
Table 37—Radiochemical Analysis of Tissues and Urine of Pigs From Rongelap on 82nd Day PostDetonation
BETA ACTIVITY—D/M/TOTAL SAMPLE
Gross
ACTIVITY
(x 10-4)
Srt
Bae
(x 10-8)
(x 10-4)
5860
660
ToTaL
Rake
EaRtTa
« 10-3)
PA YSHRS aggaehae
aRhino yl
Mes ",
’
SaMPL_e
Pig #24 (25.8 kgm):
Skeleton (total)._..--..-----..-----
Colon and contents.......-.--------
Lung (alveolar) .......------------Stomach... ......-.-...--.-..------Intestine (small) .
=
Kidney ---.--.-..
-Remaining tissues. .....--..---.----
Total......---.--2222-------------
Urine sample, 24 br
Pig"#25 (22.7 kgm):
8890
31
12
0. 40
5.0
0.33
2.4
1010
6.4
3.2
16
0. 22
Q. 20
0.8
12
0. 22
Lt
1.3
2.3
0.62
0. 50
0. 61
3.3
0. 21
0. 42
0. 74
B00
-.-- eee eee | eee
9630
13
5667
8.7
665
1.2
1020
1.6
Skeleton (total). .....-...-.---.---Liver_....-..-.-.----------------+-Colon and contents__....-..---..--Lung (alveolar)..._-.....-.-------Stomach... ...-2....----.--eee
Intestine (small) __._.-...---..----Kidney _.....-....----..----------Remaining tissues_._....---..-.----
8600
5100
630
690
7
Q. 53
0. 20
5.6
16
6.0
3.2
4.9
Li
0.2%
0.23
0.33
20
0. 29
0.13
G. 30
2.6
0. 83
0.88
0. 8&8
3.1
0.14
0.19
0. 62
2200
[eee ee | eee eee] eee eee
Total. ..-. 2. nee eee ee
Urine sample, 24 hrs
8870
6.2
5107
44
534
0.40
702
0. 4
SUMMARY
Gross Beta ACTIVITY
SRe_.
Ba®,_____.
Rare Earth
All values corrected for decay.
SEELETON
TorTaL
Bopy
URINE
(24 Has.)
62.0
58.0
69.0
78.5
73.5
87.4
6.8
9.7
6.5
9.0
7.9
10.5