Appendix Table G,
Gross beta radioactivity of the biological
samples collected at Tarawa Atoll, 1956-1958,
expressed in d/m/g of wet tissue at time of
analysis.
The 0.95 counting error is included.
1956"
Species
Tissue
1958"
Collection
Collection
d/m/z
d/n/z
Marine Planta
Caulerpa
Ent ire
Enteromorpha
"
Padina
"
Bec.
Bec.
30 t 7.4
5.5 t 2.5
5.5 t 2.4
Land Plants
Banana
Meat
Skin
Breadfruit
Fruit
Coconut
Meat
22 t 2.6
&
wt 2.1
17 = 1.9
6.0 -~ 4.6
Bad.
8.3 t 2.0
7.4 * 6.7
6.9 t 5.3
7.4 z 5.1
12
Milk
.
+
Bed.
Bed.
2h t 1.3
~”
9.3
3.5 5 1.0
2.6 z 1.2
10 -
1.5
3.6 t .72
Bead.
Bed.
Lime
Meat
Seed
Skin
171.1
8.6 t 2.4
15 t 6.1
8.9 = 3.6
18 = 3.9
Messerschmidia Leaf
5.8 t 2.7
6.3
x
1956 samples were collected 7/6/56 d
0
tion
f
2.8
Redw
were counted 7/26-9/12/56.
/
uring Operation Redwing and
** 1958 samples were collected 7/11/58 during Operation Hardtack and
were counted 9/5-8/58; the plant samples were counted 10/9/59.