It is essential to the understanding of the atomic energy
testing program that studies evaluating biotic
contamination
keep pace with the changes in weapon design, materials used, and
efficiencies obtained.
Questions on Future Resurveys
At a meeting with the
staff of the
Applied
Fisheries
Laboratory on August 20, 1951, Dr. Paul B. Pearson, Chief,
Biology Branch, Division of Biology and Medicine, Atomic Energy
Commission,
asked seven
Eniwetok resurveys.
in a general way,
(7)
specific questions concerning Bikini-
We have attempted to answer these questions
presenting our viewpoints as based on past
experience rather than projecting future studies into the discus-
sion.
1.
What data of importance are to be gained by the Laboratory and
by the Division of Biology and Medicine from new resurveys?
a.
The most important contribution of repeated resurveys
is a better understanding of living processes that can
be obtained by evaluating the fauna and flora of
Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls "tagged" with identifiable
materials.