APPENDIX 1
Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Countsat Various Times After Exposure
WBC
(X10°%)

>10 allages group

<10

Male
<15

Male Female Male MaleFemale
>I15 allages <I5

>IU5all ages

<§

82
62
7.1
63
65
7.2
7.4
61
7.8
62
5.5
52
5.8
56
60
60
65
—_-_
66
81
86
69

64
—
3.5
3.5
3.2
3.4
43
3.0
40
3.1
3.0
2.0
26
26
3.5
39
3.8
—_
4.6
4.7
59
4.1

4.7
—
4.5
39
4.1
4.7
5.0
3.9
5.3
3.8
3.3
2.6
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.6
4.0
—
4.2
4.8
48
3.7

1822
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—
—
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—
——_
—
—
—
26 2.1 28.2 22.7 249 28
220087
—
—
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hl
—
—
—
—
—
—
24 19 27.1 28.3 28.7 225
—
—
—
—
—
—
19.1 21.8 210
24 21 #218
—
—
—
146 15.2 15.3 37.8 439 390
168
26 2.1
—
—
—
11.9 363 416 375
23 #18 13.2 12.9 109
—
—
—
371
42.2
37.9
12.3
11.8
12.33
14.2
3.2 2.1
—
—
—
160 374 422 368
3.2 2.0 17.9 166 15.1
26 2.0 25.5 22.0 22.4 228 37.8 424 374
—
—
—
2.9 2.3 268 209 23.2 232 #373 418 376
—
—
—
3.1 2.4 246 206 23.9 23.1
39.0 434 383
—
—
—
3.4 2.12 22.1
17.55 21.2 203
—
—
—
—
—
—
3.70 2
eee
3.7 2.3 23.1
182 202 201
—
~—~—
—
—_—
—
=
33°22
—
eee
— — 262 21.7 24.7 24.0
——
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Oe
3.6 2.2 24.4 20.3 23.2 22.6 38.0 41.7 382
—
—
—
46 28 266 19.5 276 24.9 37.5 41.1 369
—
—
—
4.7 3.1 300 21.4 25.5 24.7 38.7 41.2 381
—
—
—
3.7 2.7 320 22.1
281
—
35.6 38.7 354
—
—
—

95
65
74
69
9.7
7.6

69
—
—
-—
48
5.4

48
3.5
39
3.46
4.8
$.2

60
—_
—
—
74
4.7

40
27
29
26
#42
3.7

32.3
——
—
#412
35.0

244 276
—
—
—
—
445 4.71 4.21
—
ae
246° 27.3
—
376 41.7 37.0 4.54 445 4.11
%(432.8°*32.1
—
385 43.0 39.3 4.68 4.67
258 365 334 #396 46.0 399
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——
273 309 304
—
—
—
—_—
—
—

140 89
98 69
11.2 8.0
13.7 10.1
— 78

7.0
40
4.0
6.2
—

56
4.7
6.2
6.2
—

3.6
2.9
3.7
4.1
31

35.5
32.6
388
35.8
—

24.2
269
30.7
280
285°

>5

3
7
10
12
15
18
22
26
30
33
39
43
47
51
56
63
70
74
6-mo survey
l-yr survey
2-yr survey
3-yr survey

9.0
49
6.6
59
59
6.7
70
5.7
76
6.5
5.7
§.2
59
6.7
70
7.7
716
_-_
8.5
10.1
11.8
8.6

5-yr survey
6-yr survey
7-yr survey
8-yr survey
Majurocontrols
Ritacont.6mo

13.5
—
—
—
13.2
10.7

Rita cont. 2 yr
Rong. cont. 3 yr
Rong.cont.4yr
Rong.cont.S yr
Rong. cont. 7 yr

Rong. cont. 8 yr

Male Male Female Total

>5

<5

Rita cont. | yr

>§5

<5

Postexposure day

4-yr survey

~

RBC
(X10°*)

Hematocrits
(% )

Platelets
(10-4)

Neutrophils Lymphocytes
(10°)
(10°)

8.9

-

—

7.5

-

FF

3.3

-

—

3.4

—

44
3.4
3.6
5.2
42
42

46

—

—

3.6

—

2.9

32.5

375

—

* Includes all males >7.
** Includes all males >8.

20

27.1

245

30.8

294

31.2
300
340
336
31.4

434.8°* 34.5

—

276

29.5
—
—
—
—
—

35.6

—

389
356
35.5
—
37.2
38.3

41.0

—

421
410
428
—
444
44.1

35.8

—

3298
359
351
—
#370

39.0

—

=

-——
—
4.60
4.52

4.60

—_-_

—

=

=

—
—_-_
—_
4.80
4.68

4,90

—
—
—
4.40
4.12
4.47

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