36 RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS Table 38—Beta and GammaActivity of Chickens From Rongelap (uc x 104) Hxn #1 HEN £2 Hen #30 HEn £36 HEn #5 Hen #7 HEN #24 Day of death**.......2.-.---2-- Day 2B Day 33 Day 74 Day 07 Day 121 Day 138 Day 159 Day analyzed**..-2-2-2. Day 24 Day 24 Day 70 Day 107 Day 122 Day 140 Day 159 Tissue Girzard (content)... OropIntestine (L) and contents... Intestine (8) and ts. Pancreas Bpleen . .2- .Kidney.....--..-.-.-.-.--------=Langs (Alveoli)..-.-een eceveeerene Trachea we ne Turbinates. wa 8180 4610 133 os 11900 66000 1930 8600 85200271 2% 72 ee eee were eeennee 41 WV anes waned 0.93 ae 80 063 100 16 40 ere ene ee wns 01% _ feen ee _ 198 4 [ooo Ly 9.0 17 y-} 0 % 057 «40 [eee wa nana re eme re ene 02 20 fewenenevenencneefiee ence 3.87 19 “Calculated using ratio of gamma activity skeleton/tibia, 253 93670 u 7.0 _ 20 30 80 10 9.0 20 106 2 216.65 & 312 «850 82 33 656 7.6 Lé ~ 1.9 ~ 63 ~_ _ ~ 142 10.0 14 46 10.7 #37 138 7.6 4L8 81.8 a2 al 600 *4B4 437) 9117.5 W747 «(13.8 0.7) «1.8 103 (7.9 36 646 78 12 9 a8 122 03 45 0 1440 10.7 89 O29 84 64 fol ~_ _ 0.75 0 ~_0. 26 _ 49 «124 O79 023 56 43 1.8 0.83 09 82 = ~_~_ _ _ ~_ Day post detonation, Table 39—Summary of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Rongelap Island Animals (NRDL)* Ravioacriviry*® SaMPie No. oF SAMPLES AVERAGE Wricar «®) Beta (d/m/sample x10) Rooster... 2-2-2... eee eee Bkeleton... 1 2250 fi. 52 61 0.8 2¢4 02 @.5 oz{ 0.15 0.03 0.22 0. 08 0.63 Total activity... Gauwa g X10) & (d/m/sample x10%) - 49 43 125 &7 [...-0..---.22- 101 (dtm/kg X10) jes. 69 66 16 &7 $4 0.4 0.0 we 119.3 [n-ne n ene e im|015; 36 7.6 20 2.7 €2.0 LS j..... ee 181 0.3 0. 04 0. 27 6.06 0.02 5.8 18 10.2 2 1.6 36.0 0. 64 J. -----.een ® As determined on basis of UsO+ standards and empirical scattering and absorption correction. *Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: Apr~May 1056, ~~ Bee Beta Gamma/ Beta Gamma| Beta Gamma} Beta Gamma} Beta Gammse| Beta Gamma} Beta Gamma .