“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. | 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.