Summary of Gross Beta and Gamma Activity in
Rongelap Island Animals
Sample
Rooster
Ske leon
No. of
Samples
Average
Weight
(g)
1
2250
560
Muscle
(NRDL)
Radioactivity
Beta
(d/m/sample (d/m/kg
x 10��4)
x 1074)
52
93
Gamma
(d/m/sample (d/m/kg
x 1074)
x 1074)
101
181
1050
5.1
4.9
6.9
Gastrointestinal Tract
185
0.8
4.3
1.6
8.7
Liver
Respiratory Tract
192
32
2.4
°0.2
12.5
8.7
9.4
0.4
49.0
17.4
Total Activity
Rats
60.5
4
Skeleton
Head
6.6
119.3
62.9
4.1
0.73
179
5.4
0.15
36
Muscle
39
0,03
7.0
Gastromtestinal Tract
10
0.15
35.5
0.1
18
0,04
10.2
27
0.32
32,0
0.27
Liver
3.6
0.08
21,7
0.06
15.6
Respiratory Tract
0.5
0.03
62.0
0,02
36,0
TotalActivity
Februar:
1956
1,34
0.64