Table 37
Radiochemical Analvses of Urine (Data in Average pCi/liter)

Year

No. in group

Rongelap

Av. vol., ml

Av. Ca, mg,’ liter

90Sr

137Cs

238Py

239Py

239.240Py

~

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

20
15
18
It
14

895
334
+61
249
338

152.4
336.1
120.3
247.2
706.8

3.3
3.7
2.4
6.5
2.8

2700
2400
2600
4600
4500

Lk

542

734.9

1.3

1300

Pooled
Urine G

1100

120.0

1.2
2.2

115

0.003
0.013

0.003
0.020

HASLY* control

3000

160.0

1.0

12

0.003

0 003

Pooled
Pooled

2670
2700
294
141

84.5
204.0
173.5
310.0

1.7
4.2
6.7
2.0

183
910
1500
1100

0.21

Utirik
1974

Bikini
1970

Urine M

1971
1972
1973
1974
(Spring)

HASL control
14
11

930

1000

19

1.6

0.015

0.014

0.024

0.022

0.004
0.02

*US AEC Health and Safety Laboratory, New York, N.Y.

Table 38
Radiochemical Analyses of Well Water From Bikini (Data in pCi/liter)

Year
1971

Sample

Vol., ml

“good well”

1830

“good well (closed)

1810

drinking water (camp area)

3580

1972

well water
drinking water

1000
1960

1973

new well

“bad well”

“good well” (opened)

1830

1980

Sr
6.0 417%

25

103

125

+ 3%

+ 2%

«+ 3%

0.46% 4%

15.4 + 9%
061+ 6%

60

B-1 well

137Cg

52

225

600

1%

1044

=1%

850

818

+1%

3H
770+ 40%

1040 = 30%

+1%

0.04 = 25%

0.05 = 20%

0.058 15%

5.76 =

1.538%

6%

0,004 = 100%

800
x+1%
1.8 +8%
600

11

239,240Py)

0.38 + 40%

724

0.08 + 50%

Table 39
Radiochemical Analyses of Coconut Crabs From Bikini (Data in pCi wet weight)
Year

Wet wt., g

% Ash

g Ca per kg wet wt.

Sr

137Cs

238Py

239Py

1970

1164
1930

23.3
18.5

81
61

23,300
24,800

11,800
14,800

0.06 + 50%
0.001 = 100%

15 210%
0.07=37'%

1971

1812

17.8

60

132,000

11,400

1973

1190

45.700

9,290

1827

21.5

72
63.5

412,000

8,600

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