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GammaSpectrographic Data, Rongelap People, 1961
Whole-body potassium,in g/kg body weight
Rongelap
Male
Subject
No.
Age
5-15
~—
‘Subject
No.
Female
Age
Subject
>15
No.
Age
5-15
U.S. medical team
Subject
No.
Age
>15
Subject
No.
Exposed
19
2.65
4]
2.07
20
32
36
47
54
3
23
2
1.85
2.14
1.91
2.63
2,32
1.66
1.65
2.16
68
80
10
16
11
4
82
40
1.86
1.95
1.87
1.79
2.45
1.99
1.77
2.36
6
2.11
7
79
-
2.38
21
17
8
42
15
48
53
69
33
72
2.25
61
65
86
1.97
2.26
1
18
2.11
-
2.07
+0.10
39
22
70
59
63
30
64
49
1.48
1.65
1.69
1.45
2.12
1.45
1.79
1.27
2.75
78
1.30
1.27
1.79
34
24
71
1.29
1.74
2.02
2.38
2.45
820
921
892
2.47
2.29
969
917
875
975
1007
2.57
2.41
2.30
978
996
993
1.93
915
878
910
1.94
1.51
2.18
853
1.46
845
831
971
958
948
833
967
834
1.53
*+0.073
2.26
0.087
998
959
1.86
1.70
1.57
1.80
1.38
956
970
982
896
895
1.73
1.47
925
955
1.89
2.20
832
893
852
1.63
1.97
1.49
2.04
2.70
2.85
2.11
1.97
2.06
2.25
844
2.26
865
2.14
841
922
835
829
825
851
2.40
1.36
1.57
1.20
916
1.63
2.18
2.37
1.60
1.86
1.14
1.56
881
882
2.05
2.35
928
957
1.52
1.59
947
973
1.95
1.71
932
1.66
839
868
830
823
963
Av
1.54
1.65
2.33
2.19
2.27
2.16
2.32
2.13
*~0.068
1.77
*+0.11
1.64
1.91
1.73
1.72
1.58
1.62
Unexposed
939
863
913
490
548
566
567
569
1.78
1.66
L.71
1.21
66
*0.047
401
473
1.47
58
2.03
*0.06 5
1.92.
1.95
2.39
2.08
1.62
2.33
2.34
1.90
1.75
52
AV
0.927
1.71
0.060
1.72
+0.046