RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

APPENDIX i7
Gamma Spectrographic Data, Rongelap People,

Subject

No.

.

Age

Wt(Kg)

137

Potassium

g/Kg Body Wt.

1965

Cs

nCi/Ke Body Wt.

60
Ci/Ke

Co

Body

Rongelap Exposed Males (Age 11-15
83*

54
2
6
19

11

12
13
13
14

33.6

40.4
32.4
30.7
42.3

Mean

2.11

9.0

18.8

2.03
2.26
2.34
2.21

12.6
18.4
17.8
12.4

28.5
41.0
17.0
27.2

2.19

14.0

26.5

Ronge lap Unexposed Males (Age 11-15)
921
813
912
1052
814
1036

1l
11
12
12
13
13

818
913
815
863

14
14
15
15

®

1033

14

29.3
27.7
28.9
37.1
35.1
34.4

1.78
1.84
2.32
2.19
2.33
2.08

22.5
27.8
20.0
18.9
23.3
13.9

32,3
31.6
39.6
22.7
31.9
29.3

41.4
39.1
47.7
50.0

2.14
2.06
2.32
2.13

23.5
15.9
17.7
22.6

32.5
31,2
19.1
48.1

57.3

Mean

1580

13.1

2.09

19.9

+0. 200%

+4.3

27.7

31.5

+7.3

Rongelap Exposed Females (Age 11-15)
86*
65
33
8
42
17

11
12
12
13
14
14

24.3
26.6
45.5
40.3
36.3
49.7

Mean

2.45
2.28
1.82
1.67
1.69
1.61

,

1.92

15.2
11.9
21.0
12.6
16.5
20.4

6.5
42.5
29.8
36.6
42.9
13.8

16.3

28.7

RongelapUnexposed Females (Age 11-15)
811
805
911
955
996
960
816

11
11
12
12
12
15
15

29.4
32.3
41.6
47.3
34.8
49.5
50.0

Mean
* Exposed in utero.
** Standard deviation =

2.13
1.64
1.93
1.52
2.28
1.82
1.38

19.2
14.5
19.9
7.4
20.9
17.0
12.2

37.1
38.5
23.5
13.1
29.9
27.8
32.2

1.81

15.9

28.9

ay

Wt.