LYMPHOCYTES NEUTROPHILS br etre RONGELAP (al TETYTTTrTrTrTrrrrTrT+trrrrrTrrrtrrretirtry tf RONGELAP 120 100 Jt tim Ip PERCENT OF CONTROL PERCENT OF CONTROL Snag py “TET TD LL _ fi UP SULlal Pbpb py 2 4 _ | An) 7 ppt pk dd §& B 10 12 1416 18 20 22 24 YEARS POST-EXPOSURE 100 Fay 120 F UI 100 120 rtet Ty RONGELAP 2 4 6 tf Pirrry ifs rrr fe Try id 4 120 eae j “ UTIRIK 2 1 Lobibt tb bh TTT RONGELAP ay UM PERCENT OF CONTROL PERCENT OF CONTROL 4 AILINGNAE l ta Lt 1 J 32 td td 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26: 28 30 32 YEARS POST-EXPOSURE TTTTTrTrrerrrrrrryrrr?r retry (a) 4 qeeo otsat AILINGNAE UTIRIK Oo Sees : a et 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 YEARS POST-EXPOSURE PLATELETS-FEMALES ttrrrrys?ytrrrisr a _ ont h., eee 1 ttt) 32 4 UTIRIK PLATELETS-MALES VTi | “an el] AILINGNAE 120 Ji. 8 ib) id 120 rr rt i rTTTrrTrrrrrrrprrrrrrrrrr 1 | Lf ua fob td 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 YEARS POST-EXPOSURE Figure 2. Mean blood cell counts of the different exposure groups (age 5 years or more) expressed as percentof control, beginning two years after exposure. Values for both sexes are grouped for neutrophils and lymphocytes. Detailed annual observations on Utirik blood cell counts were not begun until 1973. Leukocyte differentials or platelet counts were not obtained for six and five annual examinations, respectively, although for graphing purposes the 100% line has not been broken at those years. ‘“ cer oes woabl Gossow t ot