BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, Inc.
UPTON
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Mr.
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detection studies,
children,
growth and development
and aging studies,
measurements in
3. Comolete hematolovical exa:inations including white
blexd cell comnts, red blood cel! counts, differential counts,
hematocrit, hemoglobin, special smears for alkaline phoscha «
tase and basophile counts,
counts.
and
in certain cases,
reticulocyte
Blood samples wera brought back for other
sitdies
such aS iron, calcium, and phospnorous determinations, cholesterol levels, etc., to be carried out in Laboratories in the
lnited Sta.es,
S.
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analyses,
routine
anc coliections for radicchemical
Food collections for radiochemical
analysis,
Xeray examinations for FOWth and development
tidren, ana chest plates in acults,.
studies in
7e
Whole vody counts (gamma snectroscopy) were carri.€ out to
determine the levels of radicactivity in the reople using the
2D1-ton steel room on board ship.
The medicel cata has mot as vet been analyzed mt it can
Stated that there were po amnarent illnesses or cisanilities
>lated to radiation effects anc the state or nutrition appeared
be generaily cood and about the sine as has meen nuted in
e past years.
There had been no ceaths in the past . ar in
-e exposed population,
I woulc like to review again, briefly,
some of the con =
nlaints the iionrelap people expressed at a meeting we helc
with them on our recert survey.
These c:mplalnis I ungerstand
were about tie same that were expressed to the United Nations
group.
some of the people complained of feelin. weak tut we
found no mecical reason for such a complaint,
Thev complained
avain this vear about poisoning »y certain iish, inferring that
it was the resuli of fallout.
‘They claim that certain fish have
a black svot in their abdomen, wnicn they velzeve is a result
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Urine
analysis,