APPENDIX 17
Gamma Spectrographic Data, Rongelap People, 1965
.
Subject

No.

Age

Wi(Ke)

.
Potassium

137

g/Kz Body Wt.

Cs

nCi/Kg Body Wt.

60

Co

pCi/Kg Body Wt.

Rongelap Exposed Males (Age 11-15)
83*
54
2

6
19

ll
12
13

13
14

33.6
40.4
32.4

2.11
2.03
2.26

30.7
42.3

Mean

2.34
2.21

9.0
12.6
18.4

17.8
12.4

18.8
28.5
41.0

2.19

14.0

26.5

17.0
27.2

Rongelap Unexposed Males (Age 11-15)
921
813
912

ll
11
12

29.3
27.7
28.9

1.78
1.84
2.32

22.5
27.8
20.0

32.3
31.6
39.6

1052
814

12
13

37.1
35.1

2.19
2.33

18.9
23.3

22,7
31.9

818

14

41.4

2.14

23.5

32.5

1036
1033
913
815

863

13
14

34.4
57.3

14

39.1

15

15

2.08
1.80

13.9
13.1

2.06

47.7

-

2.32

50.0

Mean

15.9
17.7

29.3
27.7
31.2

19.1

2.13

22.6

48.1

2.09
+0. 20%*

19.9
+4.3

31.5
+7.3

Rongelap Exposed Females (Age 11-15)
86*

65
33

12
12

11

24.3

26.6
45.5

2.45

2.28
1.82

11.9
21.0

42.5
29.8

8
42
17

13
14
14

40.3
36.3
49.7

1.67
1.69
1.61

12.6
16.5
20.4

36.6
42.9
13.8

1.92

16.3

28.7

Mean

15.2

6.5

RongelapUnexposed Females (Age 11-15)
811
805

li
il

29.4
32.3

2.13
1.64

19.2
14.5

37.1
38.5

911

12

41.6

1.93

19.9

23.5

996

12

34.8

2.28

20.9

29.9

1.81

15.9

28.9

955

960
816

12

15
15

47.3

1.52

49.5
50.0

1.82
1.38

Mean
* Exposed in utero,
** Standard deviation =

7.4

17.0
12.2

2
2
t x) -(2 *)
N

N

154

e

13.1

27.8
32.2

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