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Strontium~99 and Total Calcium itn Panidanus collected

at Rongelap [sland Juring March, i959

a/mig
uried

wi
#2
#3
#4
#5

Fruit
edible portion

inedible

. 8T0.
. 470.
. ato.
. ato,
_oto.

_ato. 05

.3T9.:

. 5to, 05
_oto. 04

AVe,

Leaves

i

a2
#3
#4
#5
Ave.

Leaves, seedlings

27.9T1.7

.2to.

91.3T7.9

. 70,
Jat. 0

31.9T1.9
64. 23.3

2. ato. 6

. aro.

, 4270, 10

43.7
73, 3f4.3

Strontium

units

drtecd

wet

.oty, a)

#i
#2
a3
#4
a5

portion

MuC

Ca

mgig

if

i3.9

Ave,

Fruit

6.af0.6
37. 62.0
31.8%2.9
7,3T9. 2
51.5%. 6

30
5r3

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.9to. 7

3, :6T0, 28

978

9. 00TO. 03
7.3570. 94
4. .3TO
2.9970. 038

1399
2966
799
L749

5.33

1475

2. 84t0. 12
1.9179. 02
4.909TO, 14
4. .3t0, 07
2.3870. 04

1Bi0
2450
i545
856
2214

3.70

i735

7,7270, 05

1645

12,9479
20, 9:70, 04
15, 2079, ii
i7. 4679. 05

:204
3396
2736
5

14. 66

i411

11.9170

3187

Errors given for vadioactivity values are obtained from counting error.
Errors given for total calcium values are optaines f:om stanuard Jeviations
of -eplicate analyses,

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