Appendix 8
Mean Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure
(a) Exposed Rongelap (175 rad group)
WBC
Neutrophils
(x1073)
Postexposure Day
3
39
43
7.6
5.7
5.2
6:5
7.2
3.2
3.4
4.1
4.7
7.8
4.0
5.3
3.5
3.0
3.3
3.3
7.4
6.1
62
5.2
3.5
4.3
3.0
3.1
2,0
2.6
56
7.0
6.0
3.5
5.6
c--Se
ne
were
veer
---‘eree
e---
7.4
-~--
3.5
5.9
(4.8
eee
3.5
-:
i.
8.200
ooo
7,4
-ne
6.8
--7020
nee
7.0
---
6,500
2.9
eee
3.0
1.7
2,1
1.8
2.1
2.0
Male
Male
>15
All Ages
Female
Male
Male
>15
All Ages
----
wens
wee
eeee
----
wane
wee
-a--
22.7
24.9
24.8
<----
----
ee
eee-
wee
-<--
27.1
21.8
21.3
19.1
21.7.
21.8 -
22,5
21.0
14.1
12.3
11.8
12.3
won)
wenn
16.8
13.2
17.9
>10
-oee
-eee
14.6
12.9
16.6
wee
----
----
15.2
10,9
15,1
Group
eee
were
43.9
41.6
39.0
37.5
16.0
37,4
42.2
36.8
23.2
37.3
ween
anu
37.4
anne
awe
----
week
----
24.7
38.7
41.2
-e--
ae-e
21.2
23.1
ween
26.2
24.4
26.6
18.2
nooo
21.7
20.3
19,5
20.2
we-24.7
23.2
27.6
20.1
<-----rr
24.10
---wees
41,7
38.0
22.6
24.9
37.5
41.1
---------38.2
36.9
2.7
3.6
4.0
32.0
32.5
32.3
22.1
27.1
24.4
28.1
30.8
27.6
38.7
35.6
---v--«635.6
41.0
ee
2.9
2.6
3,0
3.5
3.0
2,5
2.8
2.6
---=
-----e---e--woe
---ween
24,64
32,gb
23,1¢
32,8
26.3
aeee
22.9
ceee
27.3
32.1
28.4
37.2
28.5
ene
25.1
wo--
e---<---w--=
------e--ere-
3,7
3.0
30,0
were
ee--
21.4
eee
15.9*
25.5
----
19,1
ween
----
----
37.6
17.5
3.1
ween
w---
20.3
weer
wae-
eee
37,6
38.5
39.1
40.4
39,9
38,8
41,4
41.5
eens
nee
41.7
43.0
43.7
§=43,.5
44.0
42.7
44,5
45.7
46,2
~nee,
ween
enee
oe
41.8
----
woe!
one
weer
cote
---
37.1
Female
wee
ween
o---
2.4
2.3
2.2
eee
2.2
2.8
aeee
ween
wees
weet
oeee
3.7
teen
eae
wane
woe
ween
wane
23.1
22.1
wee
38.3
23.9
2.1
mene
43.4
20.6
---
42,2
----
39,0
24.6
4.7
37.9
eee
----
wnue
42.4
2.4
3.4
were
<----
woes
<15
37.8
3.1
23.2
-+--
37.5
36.3
22.8
20.9
eee
15.3
11.9
22.4
26.8
eae
ower
22.0
2,3
<15
ween
29.5
*Counted electronically with Coulter counter Model F,
- tl Sere
All Ages
2.0
----~------------
4,1
3.3
6.9
li-yr survey
2.6
oe
(x10°6)
Total
<10
Female
RBC
4,
2.6
3.9
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.7
3.8
6.9
7.5
9.5
65
3.2
3.7
4.6
6.0
8.6
8.9
13.5
vo--)
3.2
3.8
3.7
3.4
4.8
3-yt survey
4-yr survey
d-yr survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
survey
2.6
2.3
3.7
3.3
w-3.6
4.6
3.9
3.8
eee
4,6
4,7
7-yr
8-yr
9-yr
10-yr
ll-yr
.l2-yr
l3-yr
14-yr
5.0
3.9
2.1
3.6
4.0
--4,2
4.8
6.0
6.5
TTT
6.6
8,1
6-yr survey
3.9
w-5
3.5
7.7
7.6
wee
8.5
10.1
8.6
---
2,6
63
70
74
6-mo survey
l-yr survey
11.8
1.9
2.1
4.5
5.8
2-yr survey
2.4
2.4
3.5
5.9
6.7
28.2
7.1
---
47
51
2,1
1.8
7.0
5.7
6.5
2.6
4.7
22
26
30
one
6.4
6.3
33
weer
4.2
5.9
3.9
6.7
2.2
5
12
6.6
Male
<5
Hematocrit
(x10°4)
Male
75
6.2
Platelets
(x10-3)
S
4.9
15
18
-
9,0
Lymphocytes
35
7
10
- Cel
<5
(x1073)
weer
wens
eeee
teen
-----e-
w-e----
----<--
were
wees
were
weee
eee
neee
weno
cere
wees
were
“-----ooo
---wree
35.4
35.8
o---
eenener
4.45
nee
ween
4,71
------4,21
37.0
39.3
38.4
39.3
37.7
38.3
40.0
39.1
4.54
4.68
4.29
were
4.65
wee3.84
wee-
4.45
4,67
4.38
cee
4,60
wae
4.52
eens
4,11
4.44
4.12
---3.94
ween
4,00
-e--
38.1
oe--
39.9
wnee
a-u-
----
ones
wee
4.26
«nee
weer
3.66