Summary of Gross Beta and Gamma Activity in

Rongelap Island Animals

Sample

Rooster
Ske leon

No. of
Samples

Average
Weight
(g)

1

2250
560

Muscle

(NRDL)

Radioactivity

Beta
(d/m/sample (d/m/kg
x 10��4)
x 1074)
52

93

Gamma
(d/m/sample (d/m/kg
x 1074)
x 1074)
101

181

1050

5.1

4.9

6.9

Gastrointestinal Tract

185

0.8

4.3

1.6

8.7

Liver
Respiratory Tract

192
32

2.4
°0.2

12.5
8.7

9.4
0.4

49.0
17.4

Total Activity

Rats

60.5

4

Skeleton
Head

6.6

119.3

62.9
4.1

0.73

179

5.4

0.15

36

Muscle

39

0,03

7.0

Gastromtestinal Tract

10

0.15

35.5

0.1

18

0,04

10.2
27

0.32

32,0

0.27

Liver

3.6

0.08

21,7

0.06

15.6

Respiratory Tract

0.5

0.03

62.0

0,02

36,0

TotalActivity

Februar:

1956

1,34

0.64

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