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APPENDIX 1
Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
WBC
(X10)
Postexposure day
3
7
10
12
15
18
22
26
30
33
39
43
47
51
36
63
70
74
6-mo survey
l-yr survey
2-yr survey
3-yr survey
4-yr survey
5-yr survey
6-yr survey
7-yr survey
8-yr survey
Majurocontrols
Rita cont. 6 mo
Rita cont. 1 yr
Rita cont. 2 yr
Rong.cont. 3 yr
Rong.cont.4yr
Rong.cont.5 yr
Rong.cont. 7 yr
Rong. cont. 8 yr
Neutrophils Lymphocytes
(X10°)
(* 10-4)
Platelets
Hematocrits
(X 10-4)
RBC
(%)
(< 10°)
<5
>5
<5
>§5
<5
>§
Male
<10
Male Female Total
>10 allages group
Male
<15
Male Female Male MaleFemale
>15 allages <15 >1Sall ages
9.0
49
6.6
§.9
5.9
6.7
7.0
5.7
7.6
65
5.7
52
$5.9
6.7
70
7.7
7.6
8.5
10.1
11.8
86
89
82
62
7.1
63
65
7.22
7.4
61
7.8
62
5.5
5.2
58
5.6
60
60
65
-—66
8.1
86
69
7.5
64
—
3.5
3.5
3.2
3.4
43
3.0
40
3.1
3.0
20
2.6
2.6
3.5
3.9
3.8
—46
47
5.9
4.1
3.3
4,7
—
4.5
3.9
4.1
4.7
5.0
3.9
5.3
3.8
3.3
2.6
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.6
4.0
—
4,2
4.8
4.8
3.7
3.4
1.8 2.2
_—_-_ —_-_
2.6 2.1
2.217
2.4 $1.9
2.4 2.1
2.6 2.1
2.3
#18
3.2 21
3.2 2.0
2.6 2.0
29 2.3
3.1
2.4
3.4 2.1
3.7 24
3.7 2.3
33 22
—~——
3.6 2.2
46 2.8
47 3.1
3.7 2.7
46 3.6
—
—
28.2
—
27.1,
21.8
168
13.2
14.1
17.9
25.5
268
246
22.1
—
23.1
—
26.2
244
266
30.0
32.0
32.5
—_
—_
22.7
—_—
21.3.
19.1
14.6
12.9
12.350
166
22.0
20.9
206
17.5
—
18.2
—
21.7
20.3
19.5
214
22.1
27.1
65
74
—
—
3.5
39
—
—
48
54
—
7.0
40
40
6.2
4.8
5.2
—
44
34
3.6
5.2
13.5
—
—
—
95
69
13.2 9.7
10.7 76
—- =—14.0 89
98 69
11.2 80
13.7 10.1
—
—
78
FF
69
—
—
—
4.8
3.6
42
42
60
—
74
4.7
—
56
47
62
6.2
—
—
40
27
29
2.6
#41
3.7
—
36
2.9
3.7
4.1
3
29
32.3
—
—
—
#41.2
35.0
37.5
35.5
32.6
38.8
358
—
—
* Includes all males >7.
** Includes all males >8.
39
—
_
249
—_
21.7
21.8
15.2
109
11.8
15.1
22.4
23.2
23.9
21.2
—
20.2
—
24.7
23.2
27.6
25.5
28.1
30.8
_—
—_—
248
_—
22.5
21.0
15.3
1.9
12.3
160
22.8
23.2
23.1
20.3
—
20.1
—
24.1
226
249
24.7
—
—
_—
—
—
—_
—_
—
37.5
363
37.9
37.4
37.8
373
39.0
—
—
—
—
—
38.0
37.5
38.7
35.6
35.66
_
—_
—_—
_—
_—
—
439
41.6
42.2
42.2
424
41.8
43.4
—
—
—
—
—
41.7
41.1
41.2
38.7
41.0
—
_
_
—
—_
—_—
390
37.5
37.1
368
374
376
38.3
—
—
—
—
—
38.2
36.9
38.1
35.4
35.8
—
—
24.6* 27.3
—
—
—
376
—
41.7
—
370
334
304
276
29.5
—
—
—
396
—
—389
356
35.5
—
46.0
—
—
421
410
428
—
399
_~~
398
359
351
—
244
27.6
32.8** 32.1
258
273
245
24.2
269
30.7
280
365
309
294
31.2
300
340
336
28.5* 31.4
34.8** 34.5
—
—
—
—
—
385
372
383
—
430
444
441
—
—
—
—_—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
_
—_
—_—
—
___-_
_—_
_—_
_
_—_
—_-_
—_—_
—_—_
—_-_
—__—_-_
_-_
_
—__—__—-_
_-
=_
—
—
—
—
—
—_
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
445
4.71
4,21
393
468
467
4.44
4.52
4.60
4.68
4.90
370
390
—
454
—
—
—
—
—
—
460
—
445
—
——
—_—_
—
480
—
4.11
—
—
—
—
—
—
4.40
4.12
4.47
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