“rare sampled.
A broader
-2npLling rfro-
ot other trogram demands ior air sampling eaquioment resulting Irom delavs
natural species. ‘‘2ssereo.71c7a and
in
4
zram based upon the widely ivailapble
fieiding the 3ikini survey,
no
Taaevola,
was also carriec cut to
attempt was made to estabiisn an air
zetermine
the
sampling trogram during this survey.
sion.
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fh)
in
wm
in the radioactivity of
o
19
@m
a
intra-islanc -arlations
Soil profiles were :stained
Zrom the root zone of eacn tree that
SAMPLE PROCESSING
was sampled to determine ithe concentration of radioactivity in the rootsoil environment.
Both -2aves and
Upon completion of the field survey
in June, nearly 1000 samples including
fruit were sampled so that Leaf-to-
soil, vegetation, animais,
fruit concentration ratios could be
were returned to LLL for processing
calculated.
and anaiysis.
Nontood speciss were sam-
and water
3ecause or funding
pled in the vicinity of isod species
problems,
to provide information on species var-
ples was not begun until late Septem
iation in radionuclide uptake and to
ber;
evaluate the use of concentrations in
November 1975.
nonfood species when no ood products
discussed in detail in Ref. 3.
are available for analysis to predict
time required to analyze these samples
the impact or human intake.
was considerable and was incorporated
This
the processing of the sam=
processing was completed by early
Sample processing is
The
approach was developed in the Enewetak
into a priority framework involving
survey because of the paucity of food
other programs,
species on the atoll.
problems prevented analysis of all
The soil sam
In addition, funding
pling results and the concentration
samples, so time was required to
and correlation factors developed from
establish priorities for samples that
the plant-soil data have been published
were sent for analysis.
as a separate report.”
available and as assessment activities -
This program. along with the ground
As data became
began, additional samples that wereof
water program supplies the data base
particular importance for assessment”
for assessing the long-term dose com-
purposes were identified.
mitment via food chains and rehabita-—
additional funding became available in
tion of the atoll.
the summer of 1976,
BIKINI AIR SAMPLING AND RESUSPENSION
MEASUREMENT PROGRAM
samples were sent for analysis and
Because of limited support facilities, manpower,
and time end because
When limited
second priority
incorporated into our assessment.
Our
data bank for the samples that were
analyzed was completed in October 1976.