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Table 27

Marshall Islands Radiochemical Urine Analysis, 1965
Subject No.*

Age

Sex

Volume, ml

g Ca.liter

pCi “Sr, liter

nCi ‘Cs, liter

Rongelap Island

ee

-e

Pool
Pool

8
15

M
F

3130
6080

0.088
0.058

3.6
9.6

3.5
2.1

Mean

5605

0.073

6.6

2.8

8.1
3.2

5.0
6.2

31

13
18

36

F
F

730
730

0.018
0.008

0.126

28.0

23.0

53

58

19

70

F

630

0.100

10.0

4.4

59

45

F

645

0.043

3.1

1.2

20

18

M

500

0.096

16.0

6.0

11

27
+0
41
30
73
835
8453

61

37
40
55
45
29
31

F
F

M.
M
M
M
M
MD
F

289

710

0.104

940

0.010

7.9

1.0

1320
360
890
1800
650
350

0.103
0.192
0.084
0.062
0.243
0.041

5.8
11.0
6.2
3.6
12.0
3.5
3.3

3.4
2.1

5.1
4.7
2.2
0.6
19.0
5.2

928
932
942
822
833
840
853

52
30
50
18
32
35
60

36

F

F
F
F
M
M
M
M

1040
350
540
835
1000
800
1750

1340

0.087

0.078
0.134
0.238
0.003
0.143
0.037
0.032

7.6
24.0
28.0
4.5
10.8
6.4
4.4

6.5
9.7
18.0
4.5
5.1
6.0
2.0

L.5

855

60

M

300

0.152

23.0

3.6

Mean

831

0.093

10.1

6.3

EbeyeIsland
12
45
84
895
920

29
43
10
35
33

F
F
M
F
M

980
600
719
860
900

0.057
0.081
0.137
0.194
0.075

2.8
2.1
4.6
3.3
1.2

0.7
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1

Mean

812

0.109

2.8

0.3

*Subjects with numbers < 84 are members of the exposed population; those with numbers >84, of the unexposed

population.

Results and Discussion of Body Burden Estimation

Figure 69 shows some representative wholebody gamma-ray spectrographsobtained in the
1965 survey. The AEC team is seen to have a
spectrum not markedly different from the background spectrum except for the natural *°K peak

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and a trace of '*'Cs, whereas the Rongelapese

have significantly higher '*‘Cs peaks. Analvsis of

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the curves indicates that the °°Co valuesare also
detectable in many of the Rongelapese. As had
been anticipated on the basis ofits relatively short
physical half-time, the °°Zn seen in previous surveys had disappeared by 1965.
Table 26 summarizes the whole-body counting
results, and the individual values are presented in
Appendix 17. Theresults of the urine radiochemcal analyses are displaved in Table 27. Inspection

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