Table 41
Mean Cesium-137 Levels Obtained by Whole-Body Counting, 1974
Male
~
No.
Bikini
Utirik
nCi
8
9
Rongelap
128
262
22
BNL med. team
475
4
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nCi/kg body wt.
No.
nCi
1.84 (0.43-5.11)
4.05 (2.64-6.84)
13
13
73
133
7.76 (4.37-16.3)
2.93
24
0.0352 (0.0134-0.0791)
nCi/kg body wt.
1.13 (0.22-3.26)
2.13 (0.96-3.85)
304
5.13 (2.71-13.46)
Table 42
Dose to Bone Marrow ( Data in mrad/year)
1958
1974
Rongelap
Rongelap
Utirik
Bikini
5
6
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Sr
137Cs
Natural (49K,etc.)
il
120*
8
60
6
31
44
44
175
112
81
65
44
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44
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250
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Total
Combined total
134**
39
15
39
7
65
384
34
46
104
359
166
127
169
39
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radioactivity at Rongelap.
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