eee eee 36 RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS Table 38—Beta and GammaActivity of Chickens From Rongelap (uc x 10‘) HEN #1 HEN #2 HEN #39 HEN #36 HEN #35 HEn #7 Day of death**.__...---_.-.--..-- Day 23 Day 23 Day 74 Day 97 Day 121 Day 138 Day antalyzed**_._.......--.-..-- Day 24 Day 24 Day 79 Day 107 Day 122 Day 140 Tissue Beta Gamma| Beta Gamma| Beta Gamma/| Beta Tibia... we eee 7600 3850 8180 4610 133 695 Bkeleton......--..---.-..--------11030 55800 11900 66900 1930 8600 Liver.._..-..---..-------++------119 21 352271 12 72 Glgzard ___ 2.8 en ee ef nnn |e eee eee en ne 4.1 17 Gtezard (content)...-..---.------}--------------- |e ---- eee eee 0. 93 — Gamma] Beta 253 *3670 34 7.0 _ Gamma/| Beta 215.5 6§9 3120 *850 32 33 8.5 7.6 L4 = Day 159 J Day 159 Gamma! Beta 41.3 313 600 454 17.7 13.6 10.3 7.9 7.6 L2 Orop.....--------------- ene |e ene enn [ne eee ee eee ene 0. 43 5.0 2.0 7.9 ~ 12.2 Intestine (L) and contents__......|.......-..----_-|.------.--.----Intestine (8) and eontents____..._|----------------|---------------Pancreas. ...-----..-------.------|----------------}------ =e eee Spleen ..._--...---...-------.2---|-o- ee eee] ee eee eee Kidney...--...---..--..---------198 46 |.------..2..---Lungs (Alveoli)._.-.....------.-i7 23 0 26 Trachea... 2.2 ---- ween nee [pe nee eee ee fe eee eee Turbinates...-....---..---.------|]-------------- 2 |e eee ee 0.63 16 0, 16 _ Li7 0. 57 02 3. 87 10.0 40 _ _ 9.0 4.0 20 19 3.0 3.0 _ 1.0 9.0 20 10 22 6.3 — — _ _ 100 4.6 3.7 7.6 14.0 84 _ _— 14.9 5.6 09 _ _— 1442 14 10.7 15.3 HEN #24 9.3 Gamma 33. 2 &1 437 *117.5 10.7 1.8 3.6 0.6 0 0.3 4.5 **Day post detonation. *Caleulated using ratio of gammaactivity skeleton/tibia, Table 39—Summary of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Rongelap Island Animals (NRDL)* RADIOACTIVITY * SAMPLE No, or SAMPLES AVERAGE WEIGHT (g) BETA (d/m/sample x10-) Rooster.-.-....----------------.-1 Skeleton._...-----..-.------.--]--------.--Muscele__._.------.-.------.--|-----------Gastrointestinal tract.-----...]--------.--Liver..._.-------.---------.--|------- 22. Respiratory tract.......---..].----.-22. 2,280 560 1,050 185 192 32 Total activity......-------._]--------.2-.|-----.--- ee Rats_.....--....------------------ 4 GaMMa (d/m/kg X10-) (d/m/sample x10-) (d/m/kg x10) |e ee ee en ne eee eee fee eee ee 52 93 101 181 5.1 49 6.9 6.6 0.8 4.3 16 $7 24 12.5 9.4 49.0 0.2 8.7 i 0.4 17.4 9.3 j...2----2.---- 62.9 J----.--------- eee fee eee eee Skeleton._.... ------.-...----]------------ 41 0. 73 179 0.15 35. 5 Head.._........-.---------+--|------ 2 eee 5. 4 0.15 36 0.1 18 Musele.... -----.-----------.|------..-.-Gastrointestinal tract ._....-..|--.------.Liver......-.--------.-------.|-----------Respiratory tract....-.--.--..|-------.---- 39 10 3.6 0.5 0, 03 6. 32 0. 08 0. 03 7.5 32.0 21.7 62.0 0, 04 0. 27 0. 06 0. 02 10.2 27 15.6 36.0 Total activity._..--..-----_-|------..----[.----2- 2. 1.34 |.------ 4-2. 0. 64 f..--.ek ® As determined on basis of UsOs standards and empirical scattering and absorption correction. *Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: Apr~May 1956, ae 0 10.7 89 0.29 6.4 |.----.---------. _ 0.75 9 _ 0. 26 124 0.79 0. 43 16.8 0. 2 _ _ oN Pr