CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
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PREFACE --------- ee ee ee eee G
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES ~-- ------- + -- 22 --- ee ee ee ee eee
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PROCEDURE ------- wt re nr ee nn en nn een een ee
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Objectives ot the Laboratory Studies
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General Character of Bioldgical Samples - ~-------------~------+--~-+-
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Classification of Organisms -~------------+----------------- e+e 10
Characteristics of the Sea Water Masses Involved ----------~--------- 10
RESULTS
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Gross Beta Activity Measurements --~~-------------------------- 10
Beta Absorption Analyses -~- ~-- --- -- steerer ener ncn rere 10
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Beta Decay Characteristics ---------------+---------------~--- 10
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Gamma Spectra ~~ -~- 3 eee rr rr rt rrr rr en rere 10
Radiochemical Analyses --~-~-~------ 3 - e-em errr nen rene 11
State and Size of Fission Particles in Sea Water ---~----3 rere rene 14
DISCUSSION --------+-------------- 2) eee een eee ne ee eee 15
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REFERENCES ~~ + ~ - oo oe eo nn ene nn ne enn ee ee eee - 18
FIGURES
1 Beta-absorption curve +--+ ect te ee nn er et rr nm rere ene ik
2 Beta decay curves ter mm rt ter re et te tr nnn rr ene en 12
3 Gamma energy spectra ~~-- - ee ere ere errr rrr te
TABLES
1 Beta Aciivities cf Organisms from Castle
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# Analysis and Comparisons ~~ --- tert tt re en renee rr ren 15
3 ‘Lhe Physical State of Fission Product Elements in Sea Water Following
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