}
INTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF ANIMALS
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Table 37—Radiochemical Analysis of Tissues and Urine of Pigs From Rongelap on 82nd Day PostDetonation
BETA ACTIVITY—D/M/TOTAL SAMPLE
SAMPLE
Gross
ACTIVITY
(x 10-4)
Sra
(x 10-4)
Balso
ait)
TOTAL
RaRE
EARTH
(x 10-8)
Pig #24 (25.8 kem):
Skeleton (total)__...-_-_._.__o_- —_—
8890
Liver... 220-0022 ue + -_- ee
3L
5660
0. 40
§60
0. 33
1010
6.4
Colon and contents____.______._---_
12
5.0
24
3.2
0.8
Lung {alveolar}. _.._..-.----.------
15
Q. 22
0. 20
Stomach. ___.-_--- ee
1.2
0. 22
li
1.3
Intestine (small)_____-..-----------
2.3
Q. 62
0. 50
0. 61
0. 21
0. 42
0. 74
Kidney. ___.2. eee
3.3
Remaining tissues____...._-..--._--
690)
Total. .--02- oe
9630
Urine sample, 24 hr... oe.
13
Je wae e- Jee eee eee dene Leanne
5657
665
8.7
1020
1.2
1.6
Pig #25 (22.7 kgm):
Bkeleton (totalj.______.-...2_-_-2--
3600
5100
530
690
Liver__....2-2 22 eee
Colon and contents_....-__-._.-_-_-Lung (alveolar)_____..-..-_-.---_--
27
16
11
0. 63
5.0
0. 26
0. 20
3.2
0. 23
5.5
4.9
0. 33
Stomach.__-.- 2-2 eee
2.0
0. 29
0.13
Q. 30
Intestine (small) .___.__.__-_.___-_--
2.6
0. 83
0.88
0. 88
Kidney __._-_. 2-2-2
3.1
0.14
0. 19
0. 52
Remaining tissues._...-..-.-.-.----
220)
Total 0-2 eee
Urine sample, 24 brs_.....-_---2- 2.
8870
6.2
|___.-.------]------------]------ ee
5107
4.4
534
0. 40
702
0. 54
SUMMARY
Gross BETA ACTIVITY
SEELETON
TOTAL
Bopy
URINE
(24 HRs.)
BRH_ eee
62.0
58. 0
69.0
Base. eee.
Rare Earth___-__---- ee eee ne
6.8
9.7
6.5
9.0
7.9
10.5
78.5
73.5
87.4
All values corrected for decay.