70 EFFECES ob FUNTZD SS RADLATION Fable +... -Summary of Human | rine Anaivsis, Gross Beta Activity > De Post COND THE 1 oh ME SPUERS) 4 LOMONTHS Mf Sd ALR “NO La Ae M 2 TR: Nts Vober YQ HRS: ML "i MONTHS 1M 24 HRS NO VOLUME (2401R93} biM 24 HRS ML Rongelap Age ain vears At: 5) 6b 14 s 360 12 B (5-161 Hd 75 fs 12 510 5 rms | [208s 33 25 (} yl 2b CC 1b: : ‘ aH 4} on! 339 Ailinginae Age in veur: AC 3] B (5-161 oo Lat 3 400 () } “22 V4 12 655 () - as 40% ALL values eorcpeted or decays C4 > TR. American highest activity (Table 5.2), was or the Rongelap greuy The A linginae group bad less arge i Tabies 52 and 5.4). This is chiefly the cast ef variations in the qtuintitv. of water than half that «¢f tue Rengelap croup, und the cid both the kind and quantity of food in- Americans had about vested. of the Rongelay grous one quarter the wetivits The mean gress be rs etoity of the are ot the three grotuos cbeve vas roughly crepe tional to the exter: i) dose eveh wroip rece ed However. a vorapa ft unoedt the anenn beta tivitvoof the urote ob Vinge uae and Vener oo eroups dndienterr th of cu butter tot a sores iit lower smmount cf dr teenad Comtuniinaitien. eter though both ereupe rece ved about the sane esx ternal dose. (This ines be accounted for bay ob fact that the A dimes ae Gronmp drank oontun inated water frei cnen taminated food pot ontumers and ate con tae tome of evactiation whereas the Anmernct s cprested much fess oot: tuminated fooo tod waiter =< nee both were largely stored (1. Geed artarmers Dudoere nation of the Vanertoan lauazards probate yo cfs the sumount of ceived, on The degree of exposure of the indi- cidual to aad-borne activity is also a factor in bokeh oameerrinme toda on tuefor ora pedin cae Ph SPR eae The variitte as POPEW ITN Thetis ‘ pebevideds ca sot ree SPoups os te erecminine the individual degree of contam- cation Weale there were large variations mone netoiduads. the day-to-day levels of acvet. cor etch tidisidaal were fairly con- ~fe ct Murtoer oformation on the source of in- erenun Watations was obtained by grouping cae onedividdials from the Rongelap and Adlhetnae eroup: according te age (Tables 5.5 and ty Wile the activity exereted per unit volme of arinegs about the same for both children od udtlts, the mean activity of the urine exveted oy 2d tiours by elildren under 15 vears wae suineaely lawer than that excreted by dudts. “Phe data uvailable do not indicate elite ss 4ether the lower total excretion cHieates a snitller total body burden tn the pherer resulting from lower inhalation and aye tied. of whether it represents a higher deremot uur beeen ist oon of the racie-elements by grow-