RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

APPENDIX 17
Gamma Spectrographic Data, Rongelap People,
Subject

No.

Age

Wt(Ke)

Potassium

1965

13765

e/Keg Body Wt.

nCi/Kg Body Wt.

60

Co

pCi/Kg Body Wt.

Rongelap Exposed Males (Age 11-15)
83%
54
2
6
19

11
12
13
13
14

33.6
40.4
32.4
30.7
42.3

Mean

2.11
2.03
2.26
2.34
2.21

9.0
12.6
18.4
17.8
12.4

18.8
28.5
41.0
17.0
27.2

2.19

14,0

26.5

Rongelap Unexposed Males (Age 11-15)
921
813

ll
1l

29.3
27.7

1052
814
1036
1033
818

12
13
13
14
14

815
863

15
15

912

913

12

14

1.78
1.84

22.5
27.8

37.1
35.1
34.4
57.3
41.4

2.19
2.33
2.08
1.80
2.14

18.9
23.3
13.9
13.1
23.5

22.7
31.9
29.3
27.7
32.5

47.7
50.0

2.32
2.13

17.7
22.6

19.1
48.1

28.9

39,1

Mean

2,32

20.0

2.06

15.9

2.09

19.9

+0. 20**

+4 23

32.3
31.6

39.6

31.2

31.5

+7.3

Rongelap Exposed Females (Age 11-15)

86*
65
33
8
42
17

1l
12
12
13
14
14

24.3
26.6
45.5
40.3
36.3
49.7

Mean

2.45
2.28
1.82
1.67
1.69
1.61

15.2
11.9
21.0
12.6
16.5
20.4

6.5
42.5
29.8
36.6
42.9
13.8

1.92

16.3

28.7

Rongelap Unexposed Females (Age 11-15)
811
805
911
955
996
960
816

11
11
12
12
12
15
15

29.4
32.3
41.6
47.3
34.8
49.5
50.0

Mean
* Exposed in utero.

** Standard deviation =

2.13
1.64
1.93
1.52
2.28
1.82
1.38

19.2
14.5
19.9
7.4
20.9
17.0
12.2

37.1
38.5
23.5
13.1
29.9
27.8
32.2

1.81

15.9

28.9

2
2 en
N

2x
N

2

154

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