eee eee
36
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Table 38—Beta and GammaActivity of Chickens From Rongelap (uc x 10‘)
HEN #1
HEN #2
HEN #39
HEN #36
HEN #35
HEn #7
Day of death**.__...---_.-.--..--
Day 23
Day 23
Day 74
Day 97
Day 121
Day 138
Day antalyzed**_._.......--.-..--
Day 24
Day 24
Day 79
Day 107
Day 122
Day 140
Tissue
Beta
Gamma| Beta
Gamma| Beta
Gamma/| Beta
Tibia... we eee
7600 3850
8180 4610
133
695
Bkeleton......--..---.-..--------11030 55800
11900 66900
1930
8600
Liver.._..-..---..-------++------119
21
352271
12
72
Glgzard ___ 2.8 en ee ef nnn |e eee eee en ne
4.1
17
Gtezard (content)...-..---.------}--------------- |e ---- eee eee
0. 93
—
Gamma] Beta
253
*3670
34
7.0
_
Gamma/| Beta
215.5
6§9
3120
*850
32
33
8.5
7.6
L4
=
Day 159
J
Day 159
Gamma! Beta
41.3 313
600
454
17.7
13.6
10.3
7.9
7.6
L2
Orop.....--------------- ene |e ene enn [ne eee ee eee ene
0. 43
5.0
2.0
7.9
~
12.2
Intestine (L) and contents__......|.......-..----_-|.------.--.----Intestine (8) and eontents____..._|----------------|---------------Pancreas. ...-----..-------.------|----------------}------ =e eee
Spleen ..._--...---...-------.2---|-o- ee eee] ee eee eee
Kidney...--...---..--..---------198
46 |.------..2..---Lungs (Alveoli)._.-.....------.-i7
23
0
26
Trachea... 2.2 ---- ween nee [pe nee eee ee fe eee eee
Turbinates...-....---..---.------|]-------------- 2 |e eee ee
0.63
16
0, 16
_
Li7
0. 57
02
3. 87
10.0
40
_
_
9.0
4.0
20
19
3.0
3.0
_
1.0
9.0
20
10
22
6.3
—
—
_
_
100
4.6
3.7
7.6
14.0
84
_
_—
14.9
5.6
09
_
_—
1442
14
10.7
15.3
HEN #24
9.3
Gamma
33. 2
&1
437
*117.5
10.7
1.8
3.6
0.6
0
0.3
4.5
**Day post detonation.
*Caleulated using ratio of gammaactivity skeleton/tibia,
Table 39—Summary of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Rongelap Island Animals (NRDL)*
RADIOACTIVITY *
SAMPLE
No, or
SAMPLES
AVERAGE
WEIGHT
(g)
BETA
(d/m/sample
x10-)
Rooster.-.-....----------------.-1
Skeleton._...-----..-.------.--]--------.--Muscele__._.------.-.------.--|-----------Gastrointestinal tract.-----...]--------.--Liver..._.-------.---------.--|------- 22.
Respiratory tract.......---..].----.-22.
2,280
560
1,050
185
192
32
Total activity......-------._]--------.2-.|-----.--- ee
Rats_.....--....------------------
4
GaMMa
(d/m/kg
X10-)
(d/m/sample
x10-)
(d/m/kg
x10)
|e ee ee en ne eee eee fee eee ee
52
93
101
181
5.1
49
6.9
6.6
0.8
4.3
16
$7
24
12.5
9.4
49.0
0.2
8.7
i
0.4
17.4
9.3
j...2----2.----
62.9 J----.--------- eee fee eee eee
Skeleton._.... ------.-...----]------------
41
0. 73
179
0.15
35. 5
Head.._........-.---------+--|------ 2 eee
5. 4
0.15
36
0.1
18
Musele.... -----.-----------.|------..-.-Gastrointestinal tract ._....-..|--.------.Liver......-.--------.-------.|-----------Respiratory tract....-.--.--..|-------.----
39
10
3.6
0.5
0, 03
6. 32
0. 08
0. 03
7.5
32.0
21.7
62.0
0, 04
0. 27
0. 06
0. 02
10.2
27
15.6
36.0
Total activity._..--..-----_-|------..----[.----2- 2.
1.34 |.------ 4-2.
0. 64 f..--.ek
® As determined on basis of UsOs standards and empirical scattering and absorption correction.
*Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: Apr~May 1956,
ae
0
10.7
89
0.29
6.4 |.----.---------.
_
0.75 9
_
0. 26
124
0.79
0.
43
16.8
0.
2
_
_
oN Pr