Language: English Journal Announcement: EDB8011 Subfile: TIC (Technical Information Center). Country of Origin: Japan Abstract: In May 1954 rains contained radioactivity up to 0.2 muc./liter. The provisional permissible level of unknown radioisotopes in‘ H/sub 2/0 is given as 10/sup -7/ muc./ml for ..beta..- or ..gamma..-emitters. The safety factor for these values is at least 100. From these values the permissible level for foods was calculated as 0.22 muc./day. Food plants tested ranged 0 to 1.25 muc./10g dry matter. It is concluded that serious radioactive contamination of plants was probable.; Major Descriptors: *JAPAN -- RADIATION MONITORING; *PLANTS -- RADIOACTIVITY ; *RAIN -- RADIOACTIVITY Descriptors: BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIKINI; CONTAMINATION; FALLOUT; GAMMA RADIATION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVEL; RADIATION HAZARDS; THERMONUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS Broader Terms: ASIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISLANDS; ISOTOPES; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; MONITORING; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; OCEANTA; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS Subject Categories: 510302* -- Environment, Terrestrial -- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport -- Terrestrial Ecosystems & Food Chains ~- (-1987) , 500300 -- Environment, Atmospheric -- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport -- (-1989) 450200 -- Military Technology, Explosions & Explosives 10/5/864 00673277 (Item 564 from file: EDB-80-112804 Weaponry, & National Defense -- Nuclear 103) Title: Investigations on the contamination of field crops by artificial radioactivities as a result of the H-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll Author(s): Egawa, T.; JIimura, K.; Shirai, T.; Yoshida, T.; Kawarazaki, H.; Michiyoshi; Tsukahara, S. Source: Soil Plant Food (Japan) v1. Coden: SPFOA Publication Date: 1955 p 19-20 Document Type: Journal Article Language: English Journal Announcement: EDB8011 Subfile: TIC (Technical Information Center). Country of Origin: Japan Abstract: Crop samples taken between June and October 1954 were analyzed for radioactivity. Rare earth elements contributed the greater part of the activity. Polished rice showed no activity.; Major Descriptors: *CROPS -- CONTAMINATION; *CROPS -- RADIOACTIVITY; *RICE ~- RADIOACTIVITY Descriptors: BIKINI; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; RARE EARTHS Broader Terms: CEREALS; ELEMENTS; EXPLOSIONS; GRAMINEAE; GRASS; MARSHALL ISLANDS; METALS; MICRONESIA; OCEANIA; PLANTS - ISLANDS; Subject Categories: 510302* -- Environment, Terrestrial -- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport -- Terrestrial Ecosystems & Food -- (-1987) 450200 -- Military Technology, Explosions & Explosives 10/5/865 00673163 Author(s): Title: (Item 565 from file: EDB-80~-112690 Minkkinen, C.; Operation HARDTACK, support Weaponry, 103) Schlacks, Phase I. & National Defense -- Nuclear H.P.; Goeke, Task group 7.5. Corporate Source: USAEC Nevada Test Organization, Radiological Safety Activities Publication Date: Apr 1959 p 46 Report Number(s): AD-A078823/2 Document Type: Report R.H.; Weaver, C.L. Radiological safety Mercury. Off-Site 9008005 Chains