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Table $.3.—Gean Bowe Activity in Urias of Rengelap Poapis on 46h Day Post Dovonnsion
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comme
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TEMESOUDS) Pre
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be ee ee
3
s
5
2
2
re
oe
t
=m
ise
;
Mean
1s
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220
oo
5
165
en eee
eee es
12
=
|
CO;
4
;
°
18
1
12
46
ave
385
=
40
240
18
455
14
|
|
|
:
f
,
'
960
730
0
|
550
37
3
5
0Ct(‘“(<té*‘«‘«i«@ OO
110
507
550
650
255
190
730
650
450
0
1, 032
0
236
1, 100
17
674
7
7
440
ga0
0
1, 180
Mean
439
758
52
55
56
57
58
6
62
63
66
68
vt
73
78
79
a0)
82
Mean
one
t 72.
mt
ee
1. 588
1.677
'
2468
as
30
vy
4
49
24
y
35
36
39
47
67
7a
72
404
Age 6-15 vra
72
i
313
238
e
285
201
|
|
|
.
90
Tyaveuren Raresewer
A@e > 16 yr
age < i yre
4
CamNe
|
|
'
480
|
30
$5
730
330
700
550
750
go
yao
635
855
200
290
230
O65
465
540
670
581
|
1, 470
7
438
570
792
1, 450
495
o
0
1, ORO
3, 230
1, 08S
2,170
580
1, 985
2. 200
1,715
2. 010
1, 450
0
52
2. 038
1, 353
2140
1, 208
Values corrected fur decay.
No correlation wax found between body
weight of the people fron: Rongelap and the
total activity per 24 hours excreted in’ their
urine.
(row beta activity measurements were also
made on the samples sent to NYOO, ABEG.*
Their results essentially corroborate the tind*Pereonal communication from dr. J. Harter, NYO,
ARC,
ings by the USNRDL, particularly the ratio
of the activities among the three groupe studied.
The absolute values of the activity determined
by NYOOLABRC, hoe -ver, were lower than
the USNRDE volues bv a constant factor.
2. Radtochemical Analysis of the Urine:
Estimate of Body Burden. Radiochemical
analysis of the Rongelap urine samples indicated that the alkaline earth and rare earth
groups together contributed 15 percent of the