INTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF ANIMALS
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Table 37—Radiochemical Analysis of Tissues and Urine of Pigs From Rongelap on 82nd Day PostDetonation
BETA ACTIVITY—D/M/TOTAL SAMPLE
Gross
ACTIVITY
«x 10-4)
SaMPLE
3
Le
3
=
Pig #24 (25.8 kgm):
Skeleton (total)_....--.--.--_.----Liver...... 22.222 e eee nee eee eee
Colon and contents.....--~.---
-
Stomach... __...--
-
=
Lung (alveolar)... ..-.-.--.--
&
Intestine (small). ....-.--..----.---
.
8890
3L
Srit
« 10-*)
Baio
(x 10-4)
5660
0.40
660
0. 33
1010
6.4
1.6
0. 22
0.20
0.8
2.3
0. 62
0. 50
0. 51
12
1.2
0. 22
11
Remaining tissues..__.....--...----
600
#
Total. .... 22
Urine sampie, 24 br____.-..-.-.----
9630
13
5667
8.7
665
1.2
8600
27
16
5100
Q. 53
5.0
530
0. 20
3.2
0.29
0.13
a
€
.
8
-
2:
’
4
Pigt#25 (22.7 kgm):
Skeleton (total) --....--....---.---Liver_..-.-..--.--Colon and contents.__..._.
-
Lung (alveolar).-..---.---
Stomach... ___..........--.
-
Intestine (small). _.-...Kidney ~.~..--.-.--.---.Remaining tissues.....--..----.----
5
Urine sample, 24 brs__...-..-..-.---
Ld
2.0
0.21
24
Kidney. 20... ..-.s-e-seenceeeeeee
=
g
4
3.3
5.0
*
4
Tota,
RakE
EaRta
(x 10-4)
0.42
3.2
1.3
0.74
|e
0. 26
0.23
1020
1.6
690
5.5
4.9
0.33
0.30
2.6
0.83
0.88
0. 88
3.1
0.14
0.19
0. 52
220
|____-----.-.}-.----------] eee eee
8870
6.2
5107
534
SKELETON
ToO?TaL
Bopy
44
0. 40
702
0. 54
&
i
SUMMARY
Gross Beta ACTIVITY
BRe nee ee ee nnn eee eee eee
Bal@____-_2.2 28.
Rare Earth. __.._-----2 2 --- ene ene eee eee eee
All values corrected for decay.
URINE
(24 HRs.)
62.0
6.8
9.7
58.0
6.5
9.0
69,0
7.9
10.5
78.5
B.5
87.4