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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Table 38—Beta and GammaActivity of Chickens From Rongelap (uc x 10‘)
HEN #1
HEn #2
HEN #39
HEN #36
Hen #5
HEN #7
HEN #24
Dayof death**___._....--...-.---
Day 23
Day 23
Day 74
Day 97
Day 121
Day 138
Day 159
Day analy zed**.....-.--...------
Day 24
Day 24
Day 79
Day 107
Day 122
Day 140
Day 159
Tissue
Beta
Tibip_.--.-.------.---------- eee
7600
Gamma| Beta
«8850
Gamma! Beta
$180
4610
Gammae| Beta
133
695
Gamma| Beta
253
Bkeleton........-...---.---------11030 55800
11900 166900
1930
8600
Liver...-.-.-.-------------------119
21
352
271
12
72
Giszard .....----------- oo eee [eon ee ee nn eee ne ee eee
41
17
Gizzrard (content).....--..-------|----.-----. -----|-------------- 6
0. 83
_
Orop....-------------- oon e |e nee ee ee ee eee eee
0. 43
6.0
Intestine (L) and contents_._.....|..--.-----------]-------+-------0.63
10.0
Intestine (8) and contents_..-....|.--..--..-------]------------- ee
16
40
Pancreas... .---.--2------ ----- 2238 | nen nn ee enn ee fee eee eee
0.16
-
Gamma! Beta
215.5
3670
34
7.9
_
2.0
3.0
3.0
_
69
Gamma! Beta
41.3
3120
"B50
32
33
8.5
7.6
14
_
7.0
_
6.3
_
_
_
_
Gamma
31.3
332
#81
600
*44
437
«9117.6
17.7
2.8
10.7
1.8
10.3
7.9
3.6
0.6
756
12
0
0.3
12.2
03
45
0
140
10.7
8&9
O02
B.4
6.4 J... ee
_
_
0.75 0
—
—
=-
_
0%
~~
1.17
9.0
9.0
142
10.0
149
124
0.79
0.2
Trachea... een e e- ne ne ee fen ee ne nn ene [ene eee eee eee
0. 24
2.0
1.0
10.7
3.7
0.9
0.2
-_
Turbinates.....----..---- 22 ---- 2 |e eee eee |e ee eee eee
3. B7
15.3
7.6
_
_
Bpleen .......-.--.0--- = nnn [ene ee nnn een ne fee e eee eee eens
Kidney...-...----.---------------
Lungs (Alveoli)....-----.--------
198
46
17
| ------ eee
0
*Calculated using ratio of gamms activity skeleton/tibia.
p3
_
0.57
10
-
40
20
19
L4
22
45
5.6
43
16.8
0.83
_
**Day post detonation.
Table 39—Summary of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Rongelap Island Animals (NRDL)*
RaDIOactiviITY®
SaMPLe
No. or
SAMPLES
AVERAGE
WEIGHT
(zg)
BErTa
(djm/sample;
10")
Rooster_....--.-.-------------.--I
Bkeleton_.._-....-----...2----]-----------Mosele.....------.------ nef
Gastrointestinal tract.---_....j-...-------Liver... nen ee eee ee eee nen [ene eee
Respiratory tract.....---..-..]--..--------
Rats. ......2---0-20-- een en nee eee
4
Skeleton...... ....-..-.------{--------- ee
Head..._.....-..-.--.-.-2----|.-- eee ee
a
mnbctigeSee
(d/m/kg
10-4)
(d/m/sample}
xi)
(d/m/kg
10-4
ss es a ee
560
52
93
101
181
1, 050
6.1
4.9
6.9
66
185
0.8
4.3
1.6
&7
192
2.4
12.5
9.4
49.0
32
0.2
8&7
0. 4
17.4
Total activity......---....0.)--..----- ee fee eee eee
.
GaMMa
60.5
|.-.----.-.----
1193
|.---...---.--.
62.9 [n-ne ene nnn ee ene fen ee ee ne leew eee eee
41
0. 73
179
O15
35.6
0.1
18
Muscle.-.. -.-.-..---------.-|------ eee
39
0. 03
7.6
0. 04
10.2
Gastrointestinal tract.....-...]--....-.---.
10
0. 32
32.0
0. 27
27
0.08
21.7
0. 06
15.6
Liver. _..--.....--2-.--------- | -eee
Respiratory tract.........-.--|---.--------
5.4
3.6
0.5
Total activity........--...-.]-..---------|---- eee
60.15
0.03
36
62.0
1,34 |.-..-----.----
0.02
36.0
0. 64 |...2--- eee
® As determined on basis of Us0u standards and empirica! scattering and absorption correction.
*Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: Apr-May 1956.
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