Urinary excretion of radionuclides @ P. S. Harris ET AL.
Table A3. Gross beta activity in urine of individuals from
Rongelap, sampled at 46 d post-detonation in USNRDL analyses
(Cronkite et al. 1956).
Urine vol.
Beta activity
Age and case no.
<5y
2
GmL per 24 h)
120
3
5
23
33
54
150
155
40
260
80
Mean =
165
404
20
265
1,900
35
36
39
47
67
72
75
76
Mean =
255
190
280
650
450
110
440
980
439
0
236
1,100
1,705
674
507
0
1,180
758
69
6-15
24
26
>16
Age
455
550
650
4
455
9
10
11
355
980
450
13
14
340
780
22
47
7
18
810
455
894
313
223
0
385
301
0
1,032
634
1,700
201
549
1,583
1,677
2,460
1,670
77
20
34
960
750
438
570
40
46
49
52
55
56
57
58
60
62
63
66
68
550
330
425
780
320
700
550
750
810
980
635
855
300
1,450
495
0
0
1,080
3,220
1,095
2,170
580
1,985
2,260
1,715
2,010
230
965
465
540
0
52
2,038
1,353
37
71
73
78
79
80
82
Mean =
480
290
670
581
Table A4. Gross beta activity in urine of individuals from
Rongelap people on Ailinginae and American military on
Rongerik sampled at 46 and 44 d post-detonation, respectively, in
USNRDLanalyses (Cronkite et al. 1956).
(dis min!)
712
792
231
Ailinginae (H+ 46 d)
Age group and
case no.
Age <5y
6
8
44
Mean =
Ave 6-15
48
53
Urine vol.
GmL per 24 h)
—
—
150
150
180
Beta activity
(dis min‘)
—
—
217
217
164
_
_
Age >1l6y
I
16
28
29
31
41
43
45
900
880
680
780
260
920
610
850
765
827
1202
0
846
62
754
680
70
440
81
Mean =
51
Mean =
370
275
410
722
88
126
400
0
553
American military weather observers on Rongerik (H+44 d)
Age group and
case no.
Adults
Urine vol.
GmL per 24 h)
Beta activity
(dis min” ')
1
2
1,970
650
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
440
735
900
1,340
1,410
78
0
248
0
1,260
—
1,580
1,460
1,810
720
1,380
1,930
—
385
0
965
438
830
0
1,520
1,300
1,070
550
0
466
0
353
3
1,450
117
2,140
1,208
22
23
24
18
19
20
21
25
26
27
28
Mean =
1,224
945
0
0
820
—
—
1,180
1,160
—
1,220
1,158
0
309
1,380
510
565
0
750
187
323
—