68
Table 37
Radiochemical Analyses of Urine (Data in Average pCi/liter)
Year
No. in group
Rongelap
Av. vol.,ml
Av. Ca, mg/liter
90Sr
137Cs
3.5
2700
2338Py
239Py
239.240Py
~
1970
20
1971
1972
1973
1974
895
15
18
11
14
152.4
534
461
249
338
336.1
120.3
247.2
706.8
1]
342
734.9
Urine G
Urine M
1100
930
3.7
2.4
6.5
2.8
2400
2600
4600
+500
0.21
Utirik
1974
1.3
1300
1.2
E15
0.003
0.003
1.0
12
0.003
0.003
183
910
Bikini
1970
1971
1972
1973
Pooled
120.0
2.2
1.9
HASL*control
3000
160.0
Pooled
Pooled
2670
2700
84.5
204.0
1.7
4.2
141
310.0
2.0
HASL control
1974
(Spring)
14
1000
294
11
1.6
173.5
6.7
0.013
0.015
0.014
0.020
0.024
0.022
1500
1100
0.004
0.02
*US AEC Health and Safety Laboratory, New York, N.Y.
Table 38
Radiochemical Analyses of Well Water From Bikini (Data in pCi/liter)
Year
1971
Sample
Vol., ml
“good well”
“bad well”
“good well (closed)
“good well” (opened)
1830
1830
1810
1980
drinking water (camp area)
3580
1972
well water
1000
1973
new well
B-1 well
drinking water
90Sr
137Cs
6.0 +17%
25
103
125
+ 3%
+ 2%
+ 3%
046+ 4%
[960
=1%
818
+1%
t1%
+1%
770+40%
1040+30%
800
52
11
600
724
239,240Py
0.04 = 25%
0.05 + 20%
0.058+ 15%
5.76 +
1.538%
15.4 + 9%
0.61+ 6%
60
225
600
850
1044
3H
6%
0.004 100%
+1%
18 +8%
0.38 + 40%
0.08 = 50%
Table 39
Radiochemical Analyses of Coconut Crabs From Bikini (Data in pCi wet weight)
Year
Wet wt., ¢
% Ash
g Ca per kg wet wt.
Sr
137Cs
238Pu
239Py
1970
1164
1930
23.3
18.5
81
61
23,300
2+,800
11,800
14,800
0.06 + 50%
0.001 + 100%
15 +10%
0.072 37'%
17.8
60
132,000
11,400
45,700
9,290
1971
1973
1812
1827
1190
21.5
72
63.5
412,000
8,600