INTERNAL
DEPOSITION
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t
and the analysis at fo nier ths represents ar is
od
radiological decay
Vlas rue result. are or
directly comparable +o those cbta ned fram aio
mals which were retures
biological turnover vo well
w Rengelap people was, however, only a
"oat tant found i the animals,
. oe tuonths post detonation. the alkaline
tyscotsprised ess than 2 percent of the total
were operating.
The largest fractio 1 of toe wross beta acta th
in the fish was contriouted oy the concentration
in each
poetiary
Plowever. tore
this point.
was considerably greater
aie that oof the lane
ie form 1. large -taple
item in the diet of she Viarshatlese, the bil
level of contaminat a
<
beta and gamma ac ity per 24 hours was:
,~
percent of the value neasi:e it the startoar 3
days post detonation
Fip 7 3
Analysis of pig evcret:
reseated
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rue at
decrease of activity web tine
Tina heweeb
period, the gamma uti ty excreted per 24
hours decreased to woont
tivity excreted at de day
> percent of the
pest detonation
The excreta of the oigs frond Uarik contai ed
Jess than 10 percent of the cross beta actiy t:
found in the excreta ofthe pigs from Ror ees u
at the same time,
“Tas ratio af Sd owas approx
imately the same racio feud oerween che
tivity of the food. wouter 4 eeoab siummples of he
two locations,
Radiochemical Apaiust fosemes aad toy
ereta. Radiochemic th ondy-ts of po ge tise ies
indicated that 62 percent of cae sketetal bet.
ACTIVITY Was derived fron
i>
percent feor
Bat?land 10 pereens fron cher ore earth grein:
at SZ days post det onary
Panie os
radioisotopic COMP Csit or
time was similar te tha
distribution ef vet
oy
of
of
ue
he
pr oe
Phe
of
hele
mers
fo othe
ys
he
as
12t percent) and
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Autoradiographs
Yo
oumber of vutoradiographs of the tibiae
tfemiurs of tf chiek. f pigs. 1 reoster and 2
mportant
At the end of a 2lo inunth experimental!
period, the excretion by cue chickens of both
The balanee of the activity was
chiefly by Art
Coral vet vats
The contamnnation of foe ashoin the lageor
AX
The rare
dee oot the teh. strontium, barimim and the
rorrethsecoutr pated only vbout 10 percent of
Further stud escucrestot show di clar fe
animals studied.
(Table 5.10).
” io oercent).
About 50 percent of the
Stern found 4 othe viscera of the fish was
Pactace eart! croup. Very >mall amounts
In the
steor tom and barmaum were found.
storage of these tein ormimadidelhyde fen
months may futwve permatied one uithusion of
the rndioelements fron: he ie to musele to take
place.
the «lam
ftoap constituted 23 percent of the total
tr onted
uienats of ety th
frutios.
“s+
Ho
of radioactive mater a: on he viscera
Tat ve
of the fish in which tones ne misele were sep
were found
J represent the distribution in human beings.
soosolite amonnt of internal contamination
coves und an wh et
s ad dogi atten as
arated and anaivsea. equi
SI
/ckens were prepared both at the USN RDI
in :ou the Argonne National Laboratory
4 Ni, to determine the pattern of deposition
if heron products. Contact printing on X-ray
s~ceen tha was found to be the most satisrors uetaed of preparmng the autoradioob
.
be
fl eis
wy
‘
The do seussion and conclusions prete) below summarize the findings reported
“oopbys
ray,
Py gutoridiowraph ot at bie from a chicken
reed it fa cays post detonation (Fig. 5.2)
vated a celarvely uniform: distribution of
roy ty chronghout most of the bone, with
Snest Coneertration of activity in the ares
eeent oo he apiplivsts. This area of high
oy cotrespenids to an wren of dense trabe-
ar
Topp
P's tihet ane fermi of a babs chick, which
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Poutadeoushy $0 days post detonation,
reese
Poe
dens
est
eomeenrratron
of
ridione-
poo itert an the diaphyst. (Fig. 5.3). The
pedens of tae bone, which were dard down
rove unddas were removed from the conHeder viraoment. were relatively lacking
Ptoary
The resion of createst activity wits
Poapave se.
whirl appeared to be ab-