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Gamma Spectrographic Data, Rongelap People, 1961
Whole-body potassium,in g/kg body weight
Rongelap
L
Male.
Subject
No.
Age
5-15
Female
Subject
No.
Age
>15
Subject
No.
Age
5-15
U.S. medical team
Subject
No.
Age
>15
Subject
No.
Exposed
i)
1g
2.65
41
2.07
21
1.97
1
0.927
401
3
6
2,11
1.85
2.14
1.91
2.63
2.32
1.66
1.65
7
68
80
10
16
11
4
82
2.38
1?
2.26
18
1.92
473
2
2.16
40
1
7
9
16
ae
LS
33
20
32
36
47
54
3
23
Av
79
2.02
2.38
2.45
921
2.47
2.29
1.93
1.95
2.39
2.08
1.62
2.33
2.34
1.90
39
22
70
59
63
30
64
1.48
1.65
1.69
1.45
2.12
1.45
1.79
2.36
72
1.75
49
1.27
52
1.62
969
917
875
2.57
2.4)
2.30
975
1.54
1007
915
878
910
845
853
831
971
958
948
833
967
834
881
882
947
839
868
830
823
963
2.26
*=0.087
8
42
15
48
53
69
33
bl
65
86
2.07
+0.065
973
Av
1.86
1.95
1.87
1.79
2.45
1.99
1.77
2.25
2.11
+0.10
939
863
913
892
820
.
:
Unexposed
1.65
1.94
1.51
2.18
2.04
1.46
2.70
2.85
2.41
1.97
2.06
2.25
2.40
2.05
2.35
1.95
1,27
2.75
1.79
34
78
24
7
58
66
2.03
+0.047
1.53
+0.073
1.86
1.70
1.57
956
970
982
1.56
1.57
1.20
998
1.80
896
1.73
1.38
1.89
2.20
895
832
893
852
844
865
841
922
835
829
825
851
916
928
957
932
1.47
1.63
1.97
1.49
2.26
2.14
1.63
2.18
2.37
1.60
1.86
1.14
1.56
1.52
1.59
1.66
1.71
2.33
2.19
2.27
2.16
2.32
2.13
0.068
1.77
+0.11
1.66
1.64
1.91
1.73
1.72
1.58
1.47
1.30
1.71
1.21
1.29
1.74
978
996
993
959
925
955
490
548
566
567
569
1.78
1.71
+0,060
1.72
+0.046