Appendix Table D.
Gross beta radioactivity of the biological
samples collected at Likiep Atoll, January
22, 1955, expressed in d/m/g of wet tissue
at time of analysis*. The 0.95 counting error
4s inoluded.
Species
Marine Plants
Tissue
a/m/gz
Neomeris
Entire
129 t 16
Roipilia
"
300 = 28
Padina
Land Plants
Banana
Coconut
"
Meat
Meat
ye2 = 25
26 t 3.4
12 z 3.0
ay
$ iy
12 = .86
9.8
Milk
+
By
19 = 2.8
l2 - .69
+
Screw pine
Pruit
33 - 4.
Taro
Meat
13 4.3
Invertebrates
Coral Aoropors sp.
Entire
Fungia sp.
Sea oucumber
23 ¢ it
13 = 3.8
oR : 27
3
8 £37
Muscle
Sai t 19
Integument
3% 13
587 ¢ 25
Gonad
Gut and
contents
245 + 10
622 z 28
78 = 10
2,400 t 70
* samples were collected seven months after Operation Castle and
were counted 2/24/55 to 3/29/55.