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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Table 45—Gross Beta Activity in Urine of Group I on 46th Day Post Detonation
TOTAL
VOLUME
24 hrs (ml)
BEta
ACTIVITY
d/m/24 brs
Case No.
BETA
ACTIVITY
d/m/24 hrs
120
712
4-..-...---_--. ++ eee ee eee
455
634
a
150
804
7.2.22 nee nee eee ee
810
1700
a
185
313
9.._-.__ eee eee ee
355
201
QB. on ee eee eee ee ween
FB Ln ce ee een eee eee
4)
260
223
Of]
10__-_....--_.---..---+.-------------- eee
Meee. eee
980
450
549
1583
a
80
3865
13.222 eee ee eee
340
1677
69. ne een ee nee ee
4565
301
14. eee eee ee eee eee eee
780
2460
1870
Mean....-~.---0---- eee eee eee
165
404
(|
‘
18..-.__.---. oe een een eee een eee nee
455
22.022 eee eee ee eee
47
7
$0... --L_--_ +--+ e+e e-
960
438
i
760
670
BT eee en eee eee eee eee
40 __ on nnn ne ene eee eee
462 nn nnn eee eee ne
480
550
330
792
1450
495
§2_e nn ene ene eee eee ee
780
0
40_ 8 ee ene eee ee eee
425
0
a
320
1080
700
550
750
810
980
3220
1095
2170
580
1985
2260
Age 6-15 yra
Me ee ee eee eee
24L one ne eee eee eee ween eee
265
550
1900
Of!
56... ee eee en eee ee
57__ one nee eee ne eee
BB_ wo een ee een enn ee eee
60..-..__----- eee
62.0000 cee ee ene ene eee een eee
te art
Age > 16 yrs
gL ne nen eee een eee
2.2 n nn een ee eee eee
650
1032
63__....-.--_-.-- awe ewe ne eee eee enn ene
635
35.2202 ween een waneee
255
0)
66..-.-.- 2-02 ee ae eee
355
1716
86. 22 ee eee
190
236
68._.-..-.-_--__--- w+ eee eee
300
2010
BO. nn ee ne ee eee
47 nnn nn eee
97. 0 en ne eee eee
Tw enn nnn en eee ee
TB on ee eee eee eee
16. 2 enn ne een eee eee ee
230
850
450
110
440
980
1100
1705
674
507
OM
1180
71._-- 2 eee -- ee -e eee eee
73_.. 2. e eee ee
78. 2 eee ee eee eee
79_.- 2. an eee eee
BO... eee nee eee eee
82._..-_--__.-___--_.. 1 ---__---------------
200
230
965
465
540
670
1450
0
52
2038
1353
2140
Mean....-.------- = eee eee nee
439
758
Mean _.__----.------.---.--------- eee
581
1208
eee Seeaee
Age <a yra
TOTAL
VOLUME
24 brs (ml)
oe
Case No.
Values corrected for decay.
trations are based on the concept that these
levels will be maintained indefinitely.
The report stated, ““--The total white count
increases during the first 2 or more days and then
decreases below normal levels. —The count
becomes stabilized during the 7th or 8th week
at low levels, and minimum counts probably
occur at this time. A definite trend upward is
apparent in the 9th or 10th week; however
complete recovery may require several months
or more.
“The neutrophile count parallels the total
white blood cell count. Complete return to
normal values does not occur for several months
or more. The initial rise in total white count
is due to a neutrophilic leukocytosis.
cphe a
“Analysis of the internal contamination indicates that the dose to the tissue of the body
was near, but, with exception of the dose to the
thyroid, did not exceed the maximum permis--8ible dose levels. The activity fixed in the
-body decreased rapidly as a function of time.
The contribution of the effects of internal contamination to the total radiation response observed appears to be small on the basis of the
estimated body burden of the radio-elements.
In view of the short half-life of the most abundantfission products in the situation, the possibility that chronic irradiation effects will occur
is quite small... . 8
These data suggest a low relative hazard
from internally deposited radioisotopes since
the values for maximum permissible concen-