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A. Bo Compton, Ro j eot Mrsotor SaKO Allison, Laboratory Diretotor Human Subjects Project
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Robert S. Stone, G.D. - Associate Deject Eirsctor for Health Six applicants at Chicago and elovon at Cltnt The hands of oaao workers in Chicago, Clinton, Borkaleg and St. LOU~Shave been exumined and na chmges definitely rhie t o ra3fations have been found. Blood studies have uncovered tin individmls at Chicago u~hose changes mi@% be due t o over-oqomrs 50 radiation. It is erqnctcd thai one vi11 a r i x dmin& &;csrclz, Clinton Labomtory disp en aq service coat hues to operate szitisfactoxf)
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oedstre m is for the personnaf, to protect themselves by extrame precautions beluw madm dhem mrk i a not done under a hood. resistant a o t h that can be decontaminated eas4ly rslld heme ]Cor aoata and towels. farm~f-gel) b V 8 shown 60me pocitive reactiollo in pormnnd emosed t o raCtiatZop and toxicological hazards, but th8 t e s t o have not yet been t,r&ed widely aaaugh togwe their significance. to l e a d or radiation tend to have definite increase in red blcod cell rvyPgroan has been found by the Chicago group t o bo an acid Liver function tests (colloidal gold, cephdlindholesterol, a d of 43 pmject rmrkers shoved positive Kidney Ayrction tests by bean negative 80 far as personnel are rewiving relatively large injections Xlritial ctudies 'of blood brine urorooein testo conpred t o ui'ine sulfur excretion nethods have au ce med but positive for rabbits of tubmyl nitrate.
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!?le pci mx t cf off - scae readings for February at Clinton vaa 2.7 for single meters 2.8 O.O':, . Ear; with t:70 reters per indisidual good aucuraay is possible. use of single meters plus cocperation on the part of the group leadera, eto. in i xx kia g mi's ection a fkir record of each indiv3dualts exposure is possible, f o r do?:jle nste3. The statistically probable percent of ndouble events"
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Parker's soctfivr has found that a t 35% humidity thm %a no le&,age of pocket chamborer, with OT nithout deseioator &ut thet at 75% sticks too frequcmt3y, (3) RspRir and seplacmoxito of reatffier Is Both at Clinton a d Chicago it ha8 been found that'Lau#trrar electx6eCopes require a cmTlete calibration chart Xor all htas5tiser if they are to be %nterpretQd abcumtely. B6oreomr, the Trays does not comespond ' a t h that for.beta -a. a ' RmJection & its r so have bean fouxia t o (1) charging voltage changes vith tine, (2) the &a@ng button 'Metkods of sur v qh g for tk rays dare receiving a grea$ Usal of attontion. h addition t o &ray counter the Clinton grtmp have depeloped Atmspherio b e g s at Clinton have shorn DO amreelable Eurvegs of activities of all kina hnts been ?outiaelg aaducted At Clinton it has been found that in tanks of %vmra@ chmleaJ. 4 solutions lW curies o f 2 lJEV beta activity the garma radiation consideretioa in s'nipmts of large quantities of beta amftters. Ijr-ecding expesinent s m e shoxing possible Irradiation eff eGte La redreed litter sizes, :;ith 8 L' per 3 hours -:ha sane effect is follnd fran 500 r totnl as fram 800 s nhen Given at the rata of 8 r psr 2.4- hours. hours do not m t e fox a period of rpgmrlmately tm nonths, but SubsbquenV as a sizlgls acute 1 7 h O h body axpasure remain fertile for not more than tno nonths but t h r r become s:a5lc d 5 h apparmtly no recovery. Mice exponed fa doseg 3f 4 r a d 199s per 8 hours still shot.1 normal blood pictures vhile these getting 8 r show defiidte decreases. L'lioe getting 4 r In ono hour jut of oeah 2.4 &cs:.r Q m& b l w d picture. One an2nd. in the group developed a leukernfa, Eabbits gcttlnz E r p r ;3 hours and having received appmxlmately 2000 r @ill have norma. blaod finGrgs. E% locst the abatrzct o f the Ei.C.1, report & oUU @3 reEd as I t ic too coq lica ted to synopsize. Tno effects are mre severe vrith rmre intense ra8tation. W e mice recieivng l6UO r at 8 r per 8 Female doe receiving 300 r
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In additioo to the prevlous patieuto treated on the 100 en8 &we bcine made t o study dilution from tho stack by meQILs of SO2. observatiw ium &crm that the most dangerous t h o so for 8s oonaaltratia fs concerned i o in tho early morning, just a8 thqcloud InverSlda up, the v ~ rtica lcirculation ot'arts. It has been found that the ap md