| \ \ ‘ ' ‘ Reema 6 he \ ‘ kk hye ’ themselves debilitating, were an indication of what are most likely permanent These may or may not be indicators of 4‘ \ changes made by ionizing radiation. a dangerously low levels, there were found to be other effects which, while not | causing the number of certain kinds of blood cells to drop dramatically to :. Aside from initial acute effects on the blood of the exposed people, &. I Effects on the Blood F Some of the According to the 1969 report, this "implies a residual radiation effect on the bone marrow." ‘ t In ’ blood cell counts than those of unexposed persons. me, changes noted in studies of blood from exposed persons included lower white oe rn diseases which could develop in the future, like leukemia. other words, either from both the initial whole body radiation, and/or later internal contamination, by such elements as 5x20 being deposited in the bone, the exposed people and an unexplained increase in these forms in the children of exposed parents. Also, chromosome studies at 10 years post exposure revealed a high incidence of aneuploid cells and 2-hit » ea aberrations in the blood of the exposed group." (p. 47) k "An alteration in the myeloid-erythroid ratio (increased red cell precursors, presence of cells with abnormal chromatin material and double nuclei, and also increased mitosis. Examination of peripheral blood smears revealed increased numbers of atypical lymphocytes in & abnormalities and aberrations found in elements of the blood included: atPee Other areca the ability of the marrow to produce these cells has been affected. of the cells, or 2. by virtue of their living in a radioactively-contaminated environment -- even though the levels are alleged to be within the tolerance 104 ane D Renee & Pees which were then passed on to the children who, in turn, produce mutated forms EK 7 of the parents caused damage in the genetic material of the sex, or germ cells one nO the irradiation Os 1. ares 0 Two possible reasons for these changes are —~s lymphocytes. \ parents, who were themselves not exposed, is also showing unusual forms of TTT Of particular interest is the fact that the blood of the children of exposed