APPENDIX 17
Gamma Spectropraphic Data, Rongelap People,
Subject
No.
Age
Wt(Ke)
137
Potassium
g/Kg BodyWt.
1965
60
Cs
nCi/Kg Body Wt.
Ci/Kg
Co
Body
Rongelap Exposed Males (Age 11-15)
83
54
2
Ll
12
13
33.6
40.4
32.4
2.11
2.03
2.26
19
14
42.3
2.21
6
13
30.7
Mean
9.0
12.6
18.4
18.8
28.5
41.0
2.34
17.8
12.4
27.2
17.0
2.19
14.0
26.5
Rongelap Unexposed Males (Age 11-15)
921
813
912
1052
814
1036
1033
818
913
815
863
11
ll
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
29.3
1.78
27.7
28.9
22.5
1.84
2.32
37.1
35.1
34.4
57.3
41.4
39.1
2.19
2.33
2.08
1.80
2.14
2.06
47.7
50.0
31.6
39.6
18.9
23.3
13.9
13.1
23.5
15.9
2.32
2.13
Mean
32.3
27.8
20.0
2.09
+0.20%*
22.7
31.9
29.3
27.7
32.5
31.2
17.7
22.6
19.1
48.1
19.9
+4.3
31.5
+7.3
Rongelap Exposed Females (Age 11-15)
86*
11
65
33
12
12
42
14
8
17
24.3
2.45
26.6
45.5
2.28
1.82
36.3
1.69
13
40.3
14
49.7
.
1.67
Mean
15.2
6.5
11.9
21.0
12.6
16.5
1.61
20.4
1.92
16.3
42.5
29.8
.
36.6
42.9
13.8
28.7
RongelapUnexposed Females (Age 11-15)
81il
805
911
955
996
960
816
11
11
12
12
12
15
15
29.4
32.3
41.6
47.3
34,8
2.13
1.64
1.93
1.52
2.28
19.2
14.5
19.9
7.4
20.9
37.1
38.5
23.5
13.1
29.9
50.0
1.38
12.2
32.2
1.81
15.9
28.9
49.5
1.82
Mean
* Exposed in utero,
17.0
5
5
** Standard deviation = J? (XD -(2 *)
N
N
154
27.8
Wt.