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 —