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.

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