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body burden data from Japtan, Enewetak and Ujelang indicate that foK all population groups sampled (adolescent females excepted). The mean CS-137 body
burden for Japtan residents is significantly lower than the corresponding mean
for Ujelang residents at the 99% confidence level. The difference in the
adolescent female mean body burden is significant at tlw 90% confidence limit.
No comparison of mean adolescent male body burdens was made due to the spar
city of data from Japtan Island. The mean adult male CS-137 body burden at
Enewetak Is not significantly different from the mean adult male CS-137 body
burden of Japtan but is significantly lower than the mean Ujelang adult male
CS-137 body burden at the 99% confidence level.
The CS-137 body burden data were examined statistically to determine
shape of the frequency distribution. Fit tests were attempted for linear,
ponential and power functions, and no single shape perfectly describes all
the distributions represented by these data sets. It appears the data can
described equally well by normal or log-normal distributions.

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Quality control included replicate counts of subjects, and point source
Cs-137/Cs-60 standard counts to determine the precision and accuracy of the
new counting geometry. Duplicate sample results listed in Table 14 of Appendix A indicate the overall precision or reproducibility of the measurements are within 164 while the accuracy of the system, based on repetitive
counting of a mixed point source is within 12X of the true value.

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