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Table 37
Radiochemical Analyses of Urine (Data in Average pCi/liter)

Year

No. in group

Rongelap

Av. vol.,ml

Av. Ca, mg/liter

90Sr

137Cs

3.5

2700

2338Py

239Py

239.240Py

~

1970

20

1971
1972
1973
1974

895

15
18
11
14

152.4

534
461
249
338

336.1
120.3
247.2
706.8

1]

342

734.9

Urine G
Urine M

1100
930

3.7
2.4
6.5
2.8

2400
2600
4600
+500

0.21

Utirik
1974

1.3

1300

1.2

E15

0.003

0.003

1.0

12

0.003

0.003

183
910

Bikini
1970

1971
1972
1973

Pooled

120.0

2.2
1.9

HASL*control

3000

160.0

Pooled
Pooled

2670
2700

84.5
204.0

1.7
4.2

141

310.0

2.0

HASL control

1974
(Spring)

14

1000

294

11

1.6

173.5

6.7

0.013
0.015
0.014

0.020
0.024
0.022

1500

1100

0.004
0.02

*US AEC Health and Safety Laboratory, New York, N.Y.

Table 38
Radiochemical Analyses of Well Water From Bikini (Data in pCi/liter)

Year
1971

Sample

Vol., ml

“good well”

“bad well”
“good well (closed)

“good well” (opened)

1830

1830
1810
1980

drinking water (camp area)

3580

1972

well water

1000

1973

new well
B-1 well

drinking water

90Sr

137Cs

6.0 +17%

25
103
125

+ 3%
+ 2%
+ 3%

046+ 4%

[960

=1%

818

+1%

t1%
+1%

770+40%

1040+30%

800

52
11

600
724

239,240Py
0.04 = 25%

0.05 + 20%
0.058+ 15%
5.76 +

1.538%

15.4 + 9%

0.61+ 6%

60
225

600

850
1044

3H

6%

0.004 100%

+1%

18 +8%
0.38 + 40%
0.08 = 50%

Table 39

Radiochemical Analyses of Coconut Crabs From Bikini (Data in pCi wet weight)
Year

Wet wt., ¢

% Ash

g Ca per kg wet wt.

Sr

137Cs

238Pu

239Py

1970

1164
1930

23.3
18.5

81
61

23,300
2+,800

11,800
14,800

0.06 + 50%
0.001 + 100%

15 +10%
0.072 37'%

17.8

60

132,000

11,400

45,700

9,290

1971

1973

1812

1827
1190

21.5

72

63.5

412,000

8,600

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