Human Being, a Lyi at 1 day 2202S 1.34 3 Hematologic effects, distinct mild pancy- topenia - an incrementof a few 0.1’s of Gy - would have placed people of Rongelapin the lethal range. 4 Residual hematologic effect detectible for 4.013 1.016 (ugm) ee many years, particularly lymphocytes and platelets. 5 Skin lesions prevalent - mild to ulcerative contribute to ‘ht reside on -u and *4!Am. ‘© dose; Sr, ss than 5%. ld be in the ‘rves for the inae, Utirik Phere is no $e Exposed is a Slightly due to fallout on skin. No late effects observed as of 1993. 6 Thyroid disease - hypothyroidism and thyroid tumors - are the major long-term effects. 7 One case of acute myelocytic leukemia, probably due to the exposure to 1.9 Gy gammaradiation. 8 The Marshallese population is the most intensively and carefully studied population exposed to whole body ionizing radiation. They have been examined every 6-12 monthsfor 40 years. Acknowledgments * This research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DEAC02-76CH00016. re of coral nduced in by whole 37 Cronkite/Bond/Conard References ! Cronkite EP. Bond VP. Dunham CL. Some effects of ionizing radiation on human beings. A report on the Marshallese and American accidentally exposed to radiation from fallout and a discussion of radiation injury in the human being. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 1956. TID 5358 Superintendent of Documents U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office. Washington. D.C. 2 Cronkite EP. Bond VP, Conard RA et al. Response of human beings accidentally exposed to fallout. JAMA 1955:150:430-434. 3 Lessard E, Miltenberger R, Conard R et al. Thyroid absorbed dose for people at Rongelap. Utirik and Sifo on Mar 1, 1954. Brookhaven Nat’]. Lab. BNL 51882 UC-48 Biologyand Medicine TIC 4500 available from National Technical Information Service U.S. Dep't Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road. Springfield, VA 22162 U.S.A. 4 Adams WH. Heotis PM. Scott WA. Medicalstatus of Marshallese accidentally exposed to 1954, Bravofallout radiation Jan 85 through Dec 1987. Brookhaven Nat’! Laboratory Report BNL 52192 UC-408. DOE/OSTL-4500-Interim 3. Brookhaven National Laboratory. Upton. NY 15973. 5 Cowan FP. Farrabee LB. Love RA. Health physics and medical aspects of a 90Sr inhalation incident. American J Roent Rad Therapy and Nuc Med 1952.67:805. 6 Conard RA. Fallout—The experiences of a Medical Team in the case of Marshallese popu- lation accidentally exposed to fallout radiation. Brookhaven Nat’). Lab. report 46444. Upton. NY 11973. Available from National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dep't. Commerce 5285, Port Royal Road. Springfield. VA 22161. 7 Radiological Assessments for Resettlement of Rongelap in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. National Academy of Sciences Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. N.W. Box 285, Washington. D.C. 20418. 985 1990 exposed -Ongelap