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unit operating from the tent camp on Eneu Ieland that was constructed

during cleanup operations, There was no camp on Bikini Island and
any work done there was performed by workers brought by boat each

day from Eneu Island. The work crew of more than 20 Bikinians who
are participating in the agricultural rehabilitation project rotates
every three months from Kili Island, the present home of the Bikini
people. Because of the limited facilities on Eneu Island, workers

were not allowed to bring their families to Bikini Atoll even for
a three-month period. Unless this restriction is removed, the
first families may not return until 1972 or later. Those working

in the Atoll are experiencing problems with communications, water

transportation and equipment maintenance. —

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Laboratory analysis of air filter samples collected over a twoweek period on Eneu and Bikini has been completed. Table 1
presents data for five stations on Bikini and four on Eneu. The
values listed were obtained by analyzing one half of the filter
for each day composited by station over the total sampling period.
The remaining half of these daily air filter samples is on file
for possible future use. For comparison the Maximum Permissible
Concentrations, MPC's, are included in the Table.
Details of the location of the air samplers will be presented in
a later report. The only unique aspect of sampler location is
for Station 1 on Bikini wherein this sampler was exposed to dust

from the jeep driven by the survey team members along the lagoon

road.

Table 2 presents the average value: for Plutonium-239 in air at
Station 1 on Bikini for each of foyrteen consecutive days. The

average value in the U.S. in 1968

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is shown for comparison.

It was expected that results for ahalysis of soil samples would

be available in late September or early October. It now appears
these results will not be available until the latter part of
November at which time a more complete report of the 1970 Bikini
survey can be prepared. Included will be data on air, water, soil,
aggregate, algae, rats, goat fish, lobster, coconut crab, exposure
rates inside and outside bunkers and inside and outside a cistern
built with local sand and aggregate in 1969, the shielding experi~
ment, Bravo crater muck, and on urine samples for one Trust .

. Territory, residentand one team member, =:

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