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Table 2;

Marshall Islands Radiochemical Urine Analvsis, 1965
Subject No.*

Age

Sex

Volume. ml

_

pCi Sr /liter

M
F

5130
6080

0.088
0.058

3.6
9.6

3.5
2.1

Mean

5605

0.073

6.6

2.8
5.0

8

13

F

730

0.018

8.1

15

18

F

730

0.008

3.2

710

0.104

51
53

36
19

F
F

289
650

45

F

645

58

70

1]
20
27
40

ol
18
37
40

M
M
M
M

835
843

928

31
36

52

932

59

4]
50
73

942
822
833
840

853
855

55
45
29

-

nCi '*'Cs/liter

RongelapIsland

Pool
Pool

a

g Ca/liter

F

28.0
10.0

23.0
4.4

0.043

3.1

1.2

0.010
0.096
0.103
0.192

79

1.0
16.0
3.8
11.0

3.4

2.1
6.0
5.1
4.7

890
1800
650

0.084
0.062
0.243

6.2
3.6
12.0

2.2
0.6
19.0

F
F

530
1340

0.041
0.087

3.5
3.3

5.2
15

30

F

350

0.134

24.0

60
60

M
M

1750
500

0.032
0.152

4.4
23.0

50
18
32
35

M
M
M

940
500
1320
560

6.2

0.126
0.100

F

=

1040

F
M
M
M

540
835
1000
800

Mean

831

0.078
0.238
0.003
0.143
0.037

7.6

6.5
9.7

28.0
4.5
10.8
6.4

18.0
4.5
5.1
6.0

0.093

10.1

6.3

0.057
0.081
0.137

2.8
2.1
4.6

0.7
0.2
0.3

2.0
3.6

Ebeye Island
12
45
84

29
43
10

F
F
M

980
600
719

895

35

F

860

900

0.075

0.194

3.3

0.1

Mean

812

0.109

2.8

0.3

920

33

M

1.2

0.1

*Subjects with numbers < 84 are members of the exposed population; those with numbers >84, of the unexposed
population.

Results and Discussion of Sody Burden Estimation

Figure 69 shows some representative whole-

= eae

body gamma-ray spectrographsobtainedin the
1965 survey. The AEC team is seen to have a

spectrum not markedly different from the back-

ground spectrum except for the natural *°K peak

and a trace of '*’Cs, whereas the Rongelapese

havesignificantly higher '°’Cs peaks. Analysis of

the curves indicates that the °°Co values are also
detectable in many of the Rongelapese. As had

been anticipated on the basis ofits relatively short
physical half-time, the *°Zn seen in previous surveys had disappeared by 1965.
Table 26 summarizes the whole-body counting
results, and the individual values are presented in
Appendix 17. The results of the urine radiochemical analyses are displayed in Table 27. Inspection

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