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Values corrected fur decay.
beta aetivity at #5 days post detonation (Table
HO), The predominant racbonuslide is sr’,
which contributes 42 percent of the total heta
aetivity at this time.
Assays of fissile material made on pooled
sunpdes af urine were all negative within expernuental limits,
.
The eardy uvine samples anatyzed liv the
LASSE. (collected 34 days post detonation) ean.
tained fair amounts of radioiadine in addition
to the alkaline anal care earths.
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of the wine, the body burden (the radioisetepie
deposition in the tissues) was estimmded. ‘The
ratio beCween the achivity of the urine and the
mnont of iocupP fixed im che body is eeqaired
for this calewulation, Tlowever, few ratios are
‘available for the depesition of the various ra-
igelemnents in hunins, so that i was necessary
to utilize ratios obtained fram animal studies.
Of the antuats collected on Rongelap. dee pig
wis selected as the closest to che drums in size
and metabolism
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