TABLE 29

Radiochemical Analysis of Biological Specimens from Rongelap Atoll (NRDL)

Sample

No

Sampl

ple

Tiss

issue

Wet

Wt,

.
Ca

me)

Beta Activity
.

(d/m sample)

cg)

By 10-4

29S

RO

GammaActivity

(d/m/sample

Nuclide

x 1074)

Nuclide Activity

(d/m/,ample

x 10°4)

Per Cent of

Total

Activity

i
Sunshine
Unitsla
j

Rongeiap [sland

1502

GoatFish

Bone

1.5

217

rE.)
$190

zn85

4

/

Viscera

10

37.5

4.9

2.8

.

R.E.

28

337

0.2

2.4

Muscle

87

111

1.1

2.1

(a) Sunshine Unit = 0,001 pe Sr90/kg Ca,
(>) R.E. = Rare Earth Group
(c) NDA = No Detectable Activity

114 1,7

240

6.88

0
7.3

89

0,14

$190

NDA

50

89.3

R.E.

2.5

12.5

zn65

Skin

pale)

s190
_Zn65

0.34 + 0,26
230

0

1,7
95.8

R.E.

NDA

0

zn65

190

90.6

gr90

0.46 + 0,76

0.4

587 + 90
0

45 + 34

189 + 313
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