90 PEFR OCIS exerejon of gamma activity was noted. The excre don rate of fission products at this long fertile. 3 fert le dies coer: opened prem atari U1 developed con dete embryos bar faced Nateh, una wo ke hoens were drateled. witeh mad co genio tr oerosis. The d tter And SIN HOP Li oales vere suesibeed iid tissues radiomnia syed tectable amouits ft tivity were forme are being raused termetfects. are growmg Comparison ert ertod post contamination was less than (.1 per- ou eadtocer 24 hours. Vhus, the enhancement of ie excretion rate by the combination of ziroven estrate and sodiam EDTA did not sig- ie Vera onby ores, on nternatiy deposited Mae remmainimer bibs meathy decrease the total body burden. THO oo observed for possivie donne \tche present time all che iicks oaline dy vido are dr good aeadtl, of tae fertility cna aatetaoid ts datiof Ronee bap wens wat those from: deniesr i hens does not deniecistbate thou on these 5.4 oliere Inrernai seiy ete of eta men. Radioactive Decontaminauon Studies in - hickens A study iedertuber to determine vas toe ubihity of bor coeur EDP AX and oreo n citrate EP) oe ec ease Che er xecretian pire of mnternaily depositec tissron praddets oa he cet tamumnated eli che bs Yeo he basis of presdeas experience, it vrs bot expected Chat aay copre cinble decontiunitist tor oould be etfeered an toe time of this cxper uent Interna radio uty clepos. flan i qonths toliowd i The excretin cues ot body burdens feblid determined fers pervod line tor the sty cds of Tong ot adure vere thee tease OOW Te this. twoeth ones were injeered aby dy EDTA for four thikens sith Comfanmiliait= of badass a bo Vows To nag. sowiin toss reo recerved ror oben. were Injected wit art trate meet i tb Da AOPCOURUTE © apap twe PP ite geod Tv sodium EDEN Hookers were sxepe a controls. Thre ien beta amd Gumi vet vie excreted’ by ese 5 dvidually foros let eet cf Pa was deteruuned treatoiert dies ita for today fetlowd goes atin of seeatieedrt Neither the vireo an fp rate sea the seen EDTA clone excretion fate cus feet e ty caereisene cou is ce dectec: by the bere wf vs merstlrement= ay rete Pration oof gire pid however, doubted LCTIVIEN Noo Tote combined ae it ot pate ond seetinr i eT EY rh hee We Te laty dete: ite mabire teeta! pop fo three we bhADIATION NT ADNG: or ae ok at 5.48 Summary studies of animals provided data on the mature and distribution of the radioisotopes in ae tissues and the excreta, Over 90 percent of hhe activity in the body of animals was localized ithe skeleton, The pattern of deposition of “he fission produers in the skeleton seen in autovadiographs resembles that of the alkaline euthey. Morphological changes which were ob- erver insome of the bones may be the result of “ae exposire of the animal to external radiation, though the effects of severe dietary changes tod other clisease cannot be ruled out. Che alkaline earths Srand Ba‘? and the mare euth group together constituted 7 percent of the gross beta aetivity mi the pig at 82 days ros detonation. ‘The tish and clam had a much ower concentration of the alkaline and rare earths, ana a body burden considerably higher than thatof the land animals. The internal distribution of fission products noche pig ss probably representative of the disAn estimate of the Prpont onon human bermegs, oman bey burden was derived from the data elt pigs. studies made ou egg production of contami- hated hens gave no evidence of any effect of PLC ton The rate of production and the eggs produced sere both normal. The extraordimars ability of fowl to mobilize ealetum in shell formation resulted. in the presence of very high wer ouity ain the shells of the frst few eggs. The ret vty wos associated with the fission products Pohe cdhalime earth group. AO significant chew t of activins was found in the yolk, and jesser oummeidats mm the afbumen. The removal vet vaty from the body of chickens by egg prediction provides an effective natural deOP Rab HTEEEPOM PPOCeS=