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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

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