APPENDIX |
Rongelap Group and Control Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
WBC
(x10 °)
Postexposure day

-_ <5

Neutrophils
(10°)

Lymphocevtes
ix LO %)

Platelets
(x10 +)

>3

<3

35

<3

5

Male
<10

Male
>10

Monocytes
bx lO)

Eosinophils
ix 10

Female
albages

Total
group

<5

>>3

ay

3
a7

3

9.0

8.2

64

45

18

22

—

—

=

—

0.8

03

OL

7

49

6.2

—

—

_

—_

—

_

—

—

—

—

~

3.9
39°
6.7

6.3
6.5
7.2

3.7)

6.1

LO

12
13
18

23

26

30

6.6

7.0

7.65

7.1

3.5

74

43

7.8

33
39
43
+7
31
36
b3
70)
7
6-mo survey
l-vr survev

6.5 6.2
3.70035
53.2. 5.2
3.9 3.8
6.7 3.6
7.0 6.0
7.7 6.0
7.6 63
=
8.5 6.6
10.1 8.1

2-vr survey

11.8

3-vr survey
4-vr survey
S-vr survey
6-vr survey
7-VF SUTIVeY
Majuro controls
Rita controls. 6 mo
Rita controls, | yr
Rita controls, 2 vr
Rongelap controls, 3 vr
Rongelap controls, + vr
Rongelap controls, 3 yr

Rongelap controls, 7 yr

8.6

8.6 69
89 7.5
135 93
—
65
—
7.4
13.2 9.7
10.7 7.6
—=
14.0 89
9.8 6.9
11.2 80
13.7 10.1

—

78

4.5

26

21

260°

21

3.5
3.2
34

3.9
4.1
47

2.1
2.4
2.4

30

3.9

23

3.8
3.3
2.6
3.3
35
3.3
3.6
4.0
—
4.2
(4.8

32
2.6
2.9
3.1
3400
37
37
3.30
—
3.6
46

4.8

47

4.0

3.1
3.0
20
26
26
3.5
3.9
3.8
—
4.6
+70
3.9

410
3.3
69
—
—
48
#54
—
7.0
40
+0
6.2

—

3.0
3.3

3.7
34
48
35
39
48
5.2
—
4.4
3.4
3.6
3.2

42

3.2

3.7)
46
6.0
—
—
74
4.7
—
5.6
4.7
6.2
6.2

—

1.7
19
2.1

28.2

22.7

24.9

24.8

—

29

7

lb

1.6

19

2.0

24

18

13

09

yb

22

hy
rb

Ue
4

—
27.1
21.8

—
21.3
19.1

—
71.7
21.8

—
22.5
21.0

4.20034
3.0
2.3
27
17

18

13.2

12.9

10.9

11.9

19

2.0
20
23
24
2
0604
28
22
—
22
28

17.9
25.5
26.8
24.6
22.1
—
23.1
—
26.2
24.4
26.6

16.6
22.0
20.9
20.6
17.5
_
18.2
—
21.7
20.3
19.5

15.1
22.4
23.2
23.9
21.2
-—
20.2
—
24.7
23.2
27.6

16.0
22.8
23.2
23.4
20.3
—
20.1
—
24.1
22.6
24.9

17
bs
0.9
0.9
ht
oo.
Oo
10
2.5
1.6
L742
05
0.4
—
—
bh4
11
07
13

2b
22
n>
Lo
Lb
G8
L}oo03
OR U7

24
bhT

1h
Fw

3.4

30.0

21.4

23.5

24.7

27

Vey

14

2.1

2.7
3.6
4.0
27
29
4.1
3.7
_
3.6
29
37
4.1

31

*Includes all males >7.

+8

168

14.1

32.0
32.5
32.3
—
—
41.2
35.0
37.5
35.5
32.6
38.8
33.8

~

146
12.3

22.1
27.1
24.4
—
24.6*
25.8
27.3
24.5
24.2
26.9
30.7
28.0

28.3"

152

11.8

28.1
30.8
27.6
—
27.3
36.5
30.9
29.4*
31.2
30.0
34.0
33.6

314

15.30

12.3

=
—
—
—
—
33.4
30.4
27.6
29.5
—
—
—

—

120
13000
2.7
—
—
20
19
—
b+
14
23
37

—

16

Ld

1.
19
blo
3900
OLB

be

43

07
tt
4)
Ob
4a
20
LG

os
ry
bi
pba
17
a)
way
be
bs
48

145
07
11
23

[2
5b
hy
bit
mo
44
holo

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