Appendix Table 13 Predominant Radionuclides in Plants Collected at Rongelap and Utirik Atolls, November-December 1974 Radionuclide concentration in pCi/g, dry® Island Rongelap Atoll Rongelap wo " " Lukuen " " " " Lomuilal " " " Site Pit #3 " " " Site #5 " Site #6 " " Site #6 Site #7 " " Sample Type Wet/Dr 40 Ratin 137 K 90 Cs 6.49 3.3 #1.4 13 41 No 4] na? Breadfruit, leaves 4.72 7.63 7.6 +1.9 6.1] +2.3 27 +0..4 23. «42.8 na Scaevola, leaves Pandanus, leaves 8.08 3.88 15 +2.7 6.4 +2.4 14 50 +0.3 0.6 26 45 +30 +6.2 1.64 2.33 3.7 41.1 ns 13. «-+0.3 8.3 +0.4 <0.1 9.7 +0.8 3. 86 3.4 +1.1 36 +014 35 2.17 1.59 1.6 +0.7 3.9 41.5 18 43. =+0.1 +0.5 10 =+0.5 0.19 +0.06 Coconut, fronds Scaevola, leaves Coconut, milk " " meat fronds Pandanus, leaves Coconut, milk " " fronds meat 1.82 37.5 37.5 ns 0. 3340. 23° ns 4.2 +0.2 21 +0.7 0.5840.03° 1.5 +0.05° 2.1) +0.3 Pit #1 " " " " w) ak na na na 4.1 41.5 <0.005¢ 0.005 0.062 3.2 na 0.11¢ 0.010 +0.001 <0.0027 Village Pandanus, edible , fruit " inedible fruit tl Banana, leaves fruit 6.60 3.52 4.30 4.38 17 =«+1.8 67 +0.6 1.8 +1.4 21 +0.3 <0.4 +0.3 <] .0 ns 9.1 +1.5 7.3 0.5 +0.1 <0.0043 0. 4 <0.0025 <0.0027 <0.0029 The error values for all radionuclides listed except 90sr 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 analytical error. ns = not significant; the net sample count is less than the two-siqma, propagated counting error. na = not analyzed vt b. na 3.0 +0.3 3.6¢ Pu | Utirik a. ° Pandanus, leaves Utirik Atoll " 239,240 Sr