Table 5.

238

Pu and

239,24
2 Obu concentration factors for aquatic plants in the Great

Miami River above and below Miamisburg, Ohio.

C.F, H,0'7)

zis

Cladophora sp,

239,240,|

2 384

239,240,|

238.

Sample

.F, sea! >?
C.F

Rip Rap Bridge (gfe?

220—3500

340~—29800

0,58—9,.4

0.16—1.4

0,.8kmS, Chautauqua
Bridge (3)

15800—103000

4100—16400

0.65—3,6

>1,1—>3.8

Franklin (3)

14200-53300

1800—7806

2.6—10.3

0.54—2.7

Potamogeton sp.

Mad River—Stanley

Avenue (3)

0.8kmS,. Chautauqua

> 30-70

230—430

>0.17-0.46

0.12-0.23

Bridge (2 )

5870, 6430

500, 620

0.41, 0.45

0.26, 0.32

Franklin (3)

700—3500

> 90-690

0.36—1.2

0.08—0.45

1000, 1600

106, 270

0.42, 0.73

0.08, 0.22

Myriophyllum sp.

Franklin (2)

(a our “sed calculated as dry weights of samples and sediments.
(db). FP.

(c)

Table 6.

H,0

calculated as wet weight of sample.

The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of samples.

Activity (pCi/kg dry wt) (2? of 2385 and 239, 2405, in plants from the ponds and canal near Mound
Laboratory.

238,

Sample

239,240,

% Dry/Wet

(b)
C-F-y 0

2385.

(c)
C.F. og

|

Cattails

North Pond

whole (minus roct)

North Canal

whole (minus root) (2)

North Pond

spikes
stems

North Canal
spikes

€1s

stems

roots with sediment

South Canal
tips
stems

Grass
North Canal
plants minus roots (2)

Duckweed

North Canal (5)

South Pond
Cladophora

North Canal
South Canal

(a)

11.7 +0.8

<0,33

16,2

5.4

0.06

14,320.9, 59+3

<6.7, 2.1406.4]

12.6, 19,8]

2.8, 7.4

{0.14, 0.62} x16

5.420.5
8.5 40.7

<0.95
0.33 + 0.20

19.5
18.1

3.0
4.4

0.03
0.04

41.7 42.5

not detectable

33.6

380 + 20

not detectable

25.3

6.7 +06.4
30,7 +£1.3

0,41 + 0.20
<0.2

20.4
16.8

5x10°+2x103

(ire eee
65.2+3,.6

2400 + 200

0.3940.29,
Knot detectable

32.3

14,0

96,0

1.7 x105

4.5—10.2

600—2900

5,000 + 200

9+9

7.7

400

11,000 + 300

30415

9.1

910

97 ,500 + 900

190 + 40

0.08 x 1079

0.73 x 1073

~1

(0,09, 0.12) x1073

10.5, 11.2

35 + 8—152 +30]

8,300 + 109 to
{53,500 + 600

0.02

11.4

(a) The + value is l o counting error, When the counting error is >100%, the concentration is recorded as <2 0,
{b} Calculated on wet weights on sampie.
{c} Calculated on dry weights of both sample and sediment.
{d) The numberin parentheses indicates the quantity of samples.

3

Select target paragraph3