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November 27, 1956
Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson
Applied Fisheries Laboratory
University of Washington
Seattle 5, Washington
Dear lauren:
Somehow, under the pressure of producing results for Biology & Medicine,
the data on the last survey samples was not forwarded to you. This data
has been worked up in Washington, as you probably know. Later results
are included in the attached typed sheet.
In the tables we do not have information on the wet weight of the Cenobita
samples but everything else was complete. There are certain analyses not
yet complete and one or two that are being rechecked. Sr?° figures have
been obtained at HASL and also at Nuclear Science & Engineering Corp., and
at Isotopes, Inc.
Another point is the Strontium Units (SU) reported for
soil are shown as minimum values. This is because no one can agree on the
actual available strontium in a corel soil. Apparently this is very low
and the soil SU values are probably two or three orders of magnitude
higher than the minimum.
I had a chance to talk to Al at a recent meeting in Washington and it
looks like we will have some good communication while he is there. He
will certainly have his hands full and I would not be surprised to see
him trying to get back on board a survey vessel.
Sincerely,
(Malate Hoey (6
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Enclosures:
1.
Table entitled "UWAFL - Post
2.
Table entitled "Invertebrates
and Fish"
Redwing Marshall Island
Survey Samples"
John H. Harley, Chief
~ Analytical Branch