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

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