Appendiz Table C.
Gross beta radioactivity of the biological
samples collected at Kusaie Island, 1956-1958,
expressed in d/m/g of wet tissue at time of
analysis.
The 0.95 counting error is inoluded.
1956"
Species
Marine Plants
Asparagopsis
Caulerpa
Halimeda
Turbinaria
oo
Land Plants
Tissue
Collection
d/m/g
Entire
"
86 t 9.4
ho t 3.6
Fruit
Meat
29 t 2.2
Breadfruit
Prait
Meat
3 they
Lime
Meat
Milk
Fruit
Meat
Seeds
Sein
*
*t
§.8t 2.4
-
56 t 13
60
30 z 8.7
16 = 2.5
-
2.7
Pruit
Mountain apple
Fruit
8.6 < 1.3
Fruit
7.2
Meat
‘
13 $5.4
+
8.6 < .67
6.5
1.1 t .58
4.6 1.8
Mango
‘Fruit
ho £17
+
18 = 2,1
2h
Orange
hh = 5.0
u3 24.2
Banana
Coconut
d/n/g
16 t 3,3
"
"
1958"*
Collection
11 = 3.5
-
Ly.
11 41.7
9.2 tf 1.2
3.8 t 2,1
1956 samples were collected eee during Operation Redwing
and were counted 7/25/56 to 9/12/56.
1958 samples were collected les during Operation Hardtack
and were counted 8/28/58 to 9/2/58.
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