ocean will be sampled at stations on a grid at about 50-mile intervals.
Some stations will
include water,
plankton and fish samples from
depths down to 200 meters.
Time schedule:
about three weeks.
Four days after the last test for a period of
The exact tim.e depends upon the extent of the area
to be covered and the speed of the survey ship.
Personnel:
Frank Lowman,
group leader
Ralph Palumbo
Donald Weeks
Simeon Cantril
William Champion
Project 40.7 - Rongelap Radiation-Ecology Study
The long-range radiation-ecology study of Rongelap Atoll
will be continued.
Major emphasis will be upon studies of the soil-
plant relationship, aquatic bird populations and mineral transport
from the sea to the islands, as well as evaluations of the uptake of
specific isotopes by plants and animals used by the native people for
food.
Time schedule:
August 20 - September 10, 1958
Support facilities:
Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory
Holmes and Narver vessel LSM-444
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