Battie MR
Appendix Table 4
Predominant Radionuclides in Soil and Plant Samples from Wotho Island, Wotho Atoll, April 1975
Radionuclide concentration in pCi/q, dry?
Sample
Type
Soil
"
"
u
40,
0O-2.5 cm
2.5-5 cm
5-10 cm
10-15 cm
Coconut, fronds
nsb
ns
ns
12
Breadfruit, leaves
"
"
edible
portion
rind
60,
137...
0.12+40.03
ns
ns
155,
1.7 +0.1
0.46+0.05
0.20+0.05
0.09+0.65
ns
ns
241a
0.08+0.06
ns
ns
239,240, |
0.16 +0.06
0.015+0.006
0.06540.018
<0.16
0.30+0.10
0.57+40.08
ns
42.6
ns
0.70+0.18
naD
na
2.4+0.4
ns
0.35+0.03
na
na
<0.002
7.9+0.4
ns
1.7 +0.1
na
na
<0.004
<0.18
9,640.4
ns
1.7 +0.1
na
na
<0.002
<0.22
ns
0. 3240.07
na
na
Papaya, edible
na
"
rind
3]
41.2
ns
1540.1
na
na
"
seeds
20
+1.9
ns
12
na
na
a. The error values for all radionuclid
single sample. The error value for
analytical error
+0.2
0.034+0.014
90o,
c
0.03220.024
<0.006
<0.37
0.09+0.05
<0.21
<0.74
<0. 70
Pu are two-sigma, propagated, counting errors for a
counting error for a single sample plus an
except 90¢,. and
5s listed
r and Pu is the two-sigma
b.
Ns = not significant; the net sample count is less than the two-sigma, propagated counting error.
analyzed.
c.
Lost in analysis.
Na = not