TABLE II
.
*
RADIOC~ICAL
&ALYSES
No. in group
Year
OF URINE (DATA IN AVERA(J.pCi/liter)
AV.
vol. ml
90s=
137c~
239-240PU
Rongelap
1970
20
895
3.5
2700
1971
15
534
3.7
2400
1972
18
460
2.4
2600
1973
11
249
6.5
4600
1974
14
557 ‘
2.8
4500
1975 (Mar)
14
753
4.6
2100
1976 (Mar)
17*
679
4.6
2100
1
1250
11
542
o.oo9~ .002
o.o14~ .007
Utirik
1974
1.3
1300
1.2
1150
Bikini
Pooled
1970
1100
2.2
Urine M
930
1.9
HASL* control
3000
1.0
HASL
1000
1.6
control
120
1971.
Pooled
2670
1.7
1830
1972
Pooled
2700
4.2
0910
1973
13
304
6.7
1300
1974
8
165
2.3
1300
10
649
1975 (Mar)
8
360
7.3
1800
(Ott)
18
510
3.1
-1300
1976 (Mar)
N.Y. City
(1976)
*
Urine G
Pooled
9319
24*
480
Pooled
o.ol~ .002
4.754.6
1600 ~800
1
500
0.9
8.0
1
500
0.8
10.0
than 10 percent.
Pooled for Pu analysis.
0.009 ~ .002
0.0009 ~ .0004
20,000
Analytical error terms associated with
*
‘
90 Sr and 137Cs analyses were usually less