CONTENTS (Continued)
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4.3.
4.2.1
4.2.2
Summary and Conclusions
CHAPTER 5
§.1
§.2
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Methods .
Results and Discussion
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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Field.
Laboratory
REFERENCES .
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ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER 3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
INTERNAL CONTAMINATION IN ANIMALS
Beta and GammaActivity in Chicken Excreta
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Autoradiograph of Tibia of Chicken Sacrificed 45 days
Postdetonation (ANL).
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Autoratiograph of Tibia and Femur of Baby Chick Sacrificed 46
Days Postdetonation (ANL)
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Autoradiograph of Tibia of Pig Sacrificed 45 Days Postdetonation
(ANL).
Autoradiograph of Tibia and Femur of Pig 6 Sacrificed 57 Days.
Postdetonation
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Autoradiograph of Tibia of ‘Adult Sow Sacrificed ‘38 Days
Postdetonation .
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Autoradiograph of Femur of Boar Sacrificed 26 Days Postdetonation
Appearance of Gamma Activity in Egg Shell As a Function of Time
Autoradiograph of Chicken Eggs, Showing Pattern of Deposition
of Fission Products in Yolk
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TABLES
CHAPTER 1
1.1
Biologically Hazardous Internally Deposited Fission Products
CHAPTER 2
2.1
INTRODUCTION
INTERNAL CONTAMINATION IN HUMAN BEINGS
Summary of Human Urine Analysis, Gross Beta Activity
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
Gross Beta Activity in Urine of the Rongelap Group .
Gross Beta Activity in Urine of Ailinginae and American Groups
Radiochemical Analysis of Rongelap Urine
Mean Body Burden of Rongelap Group
2.6
Internal Radioactive Decontamination, Calcium EDTA Treatment of
Rongelap Group .
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CHAPTER 3
3.1
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INTERNAL CONTAMINATION IN ANIMALS
Mortality and External Radiation Dose of Animals from the
Living Areas of Rongelap and Utirik .
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