76 the contamination was in the water and in the sap of the cocoanut tree. There were very high levels of contamination. The fish was the other high source. they drink less water, Whether it is because it is hard to think that they took in less contaminating material than the adults. DR. DUNHAM: I think it is hard to believe that they took more. MR. COHN: Judging by my own children, they eat more than I do, although probably less at a time. Alderson Reporting Company Washington, D.C 10 the effect a@ thegeneral whole body exposure, 12 growth rates. 18 bomb within 1500 meters did show some apparent retardation 14 of growth for a few years, but then in the last two years 15 they picked up and apparently equal to the controls. 16 were levels which were a mixed grill. 17 sufficient to give radiation sickness ad some aplasia, 18 others in the same areas had no recognizeable radiation 20 hy re ~ vas Vee jstorieet His muaty oc Dede “IS, Awe symptoms at all. Those Some had levels So it is a statistical comparison. and The difference has been lost now between those two groups. MR. COHN: 22 CDR. CONARD: 23 MR. COHN: 24 LT. LOONEY: 25 and the expected In Hiroshima the exposed children tthe. 21 ARC Amant of I think one can say something about ll 19 Apu DR. BUGHER: That is from external radiation. No internal there. That is right. Sir, in regard to the changes as far as children are concerned, I remember one of our radium