“Appendix Table16
Predominant Radionuclides in Surface Soil Collected near the Trail from the Lagoon

to the Ocean on Rongelap Island, Rongelap Atoll, in February 1971 and April 1974
Radionuclide concentration in pCi/gq, dry?

Collection
Site and Date

6005

1254,

155,

13766

239.240,

241,

February 197]
Lagoon Beach

ns?

ns

Site #1 (Edge of village)

0.87+0.10

2.5 +0.

Site #2

1.7 +0.1

Site #3

ns

na

na

na

26

+0.3

na

na

na

2.7 +0.

34

=+0.3

na

na

na

0.26+0.07

1.2 +0.

23

+0.2

na

na

na

Site #4 (Center of island)

0.44+0.07

0.97+0.47.

14

+0.2

na

na

na

Site #5

1.3 40.1

2.4 +0.7

32

0.4

na

na

na

Site #6

0.47+0.08

1.2 +0.

18

840.3

na

na

na

Site #7 (Ocean side ridge)

0.42+0.06

1.2 +0.4

15

+0.2

na

na

na

ns

ns

ns

na

na

na

ns

ns

.

Ocean Beach
April 1974
Site #1 (Lagoon beach)

0.13+0.02

0.04+0.03

0.043140.035

na

Site #2 (Edge of village)

0.54+0.05

0.3340.12

25

+0.3

1.1 40.1

1.5

+0.2

5.4+0.8

Site #3 (200 yards inland

0.72+0.06

0.4340.23

40

+0.7

1.4 +0.1

2.1

+0.1

0.4+0.1

1.1 +0.1

0.78+0.11

24

+0.3

2.6 +0.1

3.4

+0.2

8.21.0

0.51+0.05

0.65 +0.11

from Site #2)
Site #4 (Center of isiand)
Site #5 (Seaward edge of

coconut grove)

Site #6 (Ocean beach)

0.1940.03

ns

ns

ns

10

=+0.2

0.0320.02

0.09+0.04

ns

1.3+0.2

na

a.

The error values for all radionuclides listed except 99Sr 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 90 Sr and Pu is
the two-sigma counting error for a single sample plus an analytical error.
_

b.

ons = not significant; the net sample count is less than the two-sigma, propagated counting error.
not analyzed.

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