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
Pig #24 (25.8 kgm):
Skeleton (total]).._..--.----.----_-.
Liver_.........--------.-------.---Colon and contents._.-...-.-..--._Lung (ilveolar).....----.-_-----__Stomach. ....____-..----.._------_-
Intestine (small)___..-----..---..-Kidney -_...__---._.------.-------Remaining tissues___....-..--.---.-
Gross
ACTIVITY
(x 10-4)
8890
31
12
1.5
5660
a. 40
5.0
0. 22
1.2
0. 22
Total_.......--..0 ...---2---- 8.
9630
13
Kidney -_....--.....--------------
8600
27
16
11
2.0
2.6
3.1
Remaining tissues.___-.-.-------_.-
2200
Total ....-__---...---------------
8870
Urine sample, 24 brs_.-....-----..--
Balto
(x 10-3)
660
0.33
2.4
0. 20
1.1
TOTAL
RaRE
EARTH
(x 10-4}
1010
6.4
3.2
0.8
L3
2.3
6. G2
0. 50
0.51
3.3
0. 21
0.42
07
690
j_....-------f-.----------|_----eee
Urine sample, 24 hr__-__.-.-----..Pig #25 (22.7 kgm):
Skeleton (total) ............---.---Liver_._..-..2.-.-222.---2------Colon and contents__...-...-------Lung (alveolar). _.._....--...------Stomach______.-_.._--.---_-------Intestine (small}____-..-------.----
Sri?
(x 10-4)
6.2
5667
8.7
665
1020
1.2
1.6
5100
0. 53
5.0
0. 26
0. 29
Q. 83
§30
d. 20
3. 2
0, 28
0.13
Q. 88
690
5.5
4,9
0.33
0. 30
0. 88
0.14
9.19
0, 62
J... ------]------------}-.---------5107
534
4.4
702
0. 40
0, 54
SUMMARY
Gross Beta ACTIVITY
SEELETON
TotaL
Bopy
URINE
(24 HRs.)
SRY__ eee eee nee
62.0
58. 0
Bam. ee ee ne eee ee
6.8
6.5
69.0
7.9
Rare Earth. ..____-----._----.-_-- 2 een eee eee
9.7
9.0
10.5
78.5
73.5
87.4
All values corrceted for decay.
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