7
6
1954
RARE EARTHS
)
o4
i
1.2
i Cs!37_ (0.088)
i Sr(2)
fo
5 Cs!37 0,007 {0.011}
a Zn$5 0,028 (0.044)
1957 ¢
POST REDWING
J s-*° 0.0001
>.
LL #
Cel44 (2)
1958 4
0.28 (0.36)
\
1959
RETURN TO RONGELAP
0.9 {0.68}
Bsr0.002
Te
(0.44)
8 S190 0.006
f
1
0.5
L
T
1.0
T
15
1
2.0
_
pc
Figure 57. Estimated body burdenofisotopes of Rongelap people. Values in parentheses
obtained by whole-body gammaspectrometry; other values from urine analysis data.
Table 35
Zn*Body Burdens, in muC/kg, of Marshallese as Measured by Whole-Body GammaSepectroscopy, 1959
Males
Age 1-15
Rongelap exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Ailingnae
Utirik
10.6#2.2 (9)*
7.92.0 (20)
8.0
(2)
2.5+6.8 (14)
Females
Age >15
Age 1-15
Age >15
9.9+3.1 (10)
9.92.9 (37)
14.4+5.7 (4)
8.62.6 (12)
9.32.8 (16)
8142.1 (4)
9.443,3 (16)
8.72.2 (33)
10.542.6 (5)
4.2+1.6 (16)
*The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of people in the groups.
2.8+0,8 (14)
2.5+0.6 (15)