Table 37

Radiochemical Analvses of Urine ( Data in Average pCi/ liter)

Year

No. in group

Av. vol.. ml

Av. Ca, mg/liter

Sr

\3TCs

3.5

2700

238Pu

239Py

239.290Py

Rongelap

1970

20

895

1973

11

249

558

706.8

2.8

4500

11

342

734.9

1.3

1300

1.2

115

0.003

0.003

12

0.015
0.003

0.024
0.003

1971
1972

15
18

1974

152.4

534
461

14

336.1
120.3

3.7
2.4

247.2

2400
2600

6.5

4600

0.21

.

Uurik
1974

Bikini
1970

Pooled

Urine G

Urine M
HASL* control

1971

1972

1973

930
3000

HASLcontrol
Pooled
Pooled

1974

l4

(Spring)

2.2

1.9
1.0

160.0

1000
2670
.

ti

120.0

1100

1.6
17

84,5

2700

204.0

294

4.2

173.5

141

183

0.014

0.020

0.022

910

6.7

310.0

0.013

.

i500

2.0

1100

0.004
0.02

*US AEC Heaith and Safery Laboratory, New York, N.Y.
Table 38

Radiochemical Analyses ofWell Water From Bikini (Data in pCi/liter)
Year
1971

Sample

Vol, ml

“good weil”

80Sr

1830

“bad weil”

“good well (closed)

1830

1810

“good well” (opened)
drinking water (camp area)

1980
3580

1972

weil water
drinking water

1000
1960

1973

new weil
B-1 well

137Cs

6.0 17%

25

103

+ 3%

= 2%

125
+ 3%
0.46 4%

60
225

600

850

=+1%

1044

1%

=1%

3H
770% 40%

1040+30%

818 =1%
1.538%

15.4 + 9%
0.61 6%

800 +1%
18 +8%

52
11

600
724

239,240Py)
0.04 = 25%

0.05 = 20%

0.0582 15%

5.76 = 6%
0.004== 100%

0.38 = 10%
0.08 = 50%

Table 39

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

Year

Wetwt,g

%Ash

1970

1164
1930
1812
1827

23.3
18.5
17.8
21.5

1971
SY

2005165

1190

g Caper kg wet wt

9Sr

137s

238Py

239Py

81
61
60
72

23,300
24,800
132,000
412,000

11,800
14,800
11,400
8,600

0.06 + 50%
0,001%100%

1.5 10%
0.0737%

63.5

45,700

9,290

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