Appendix Table 5
1975
Predominant Radionuclides in Plants Collected on Bigej Island, Kwajalein Atoll, April
Sample Type
Pandanus, edible fruit
40,
W376,
905»
5.94
8.9+0.6
1.0 +0.04
0.17
7,440.6
0.55+0.04
0.062
"
inedible fruit
2.77
;
leaves
3.91
Coconut, milk
Radionuclide concentration inpCi/g, dry*
Wet wt./Dry wt.
Ratio
+0.5
0.92+0.04
<0.97
0.0037
<0.0013
0.0037
40 +8.5
1.2 40.4
nab
6.22
30
+8.4
2.3 +0.6
<0.97
0.021
Scaevola, leaves
5.81
18
+3.6
0.95+0.25
<0. 36
0.0025
Messerschmidia, Teaves
9.04
20
+4.0
2.3 +0.6
0.49
0.0049
"
meat
37.5
18
239,240,
na
The error values for al? radionuclides listed except
Sr and Pu are two-sigma, propagated, counting
errors for a single sample. The error value for 90Sr and Pu is the two-sigma counting error for a
Single sample plus an anlytical error.
b.
Na - not analyzed
ve
90
a.