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,
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Bee
Beta Gamma/ Beta Gamma| Beta Gamma} Beta Gamma} Beta Gammse| Beta Gamma} Beta Gamma
.