Appendix Table 25
Predominant Radionuclides in Plants Collected on Bikini Island in April 1975.
Radionuclide concentration in pCi/q, dry®
Sample

Collection

Type

Coconut, frond
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
" (tree #1)
"
“ (tree #2)
Coconut, frond
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"

"

Breadfruit, leaves
"
"
"

"
"
"

Pandanus
"
a.

Wet/Dry

Ratio

404

1376.

995,

23952405,

Pit A
" B
"oe
"OE
"OF
"OF
" 6G
"HH
"YT
" K
"OL
" oM
"ON

2.60
3.26
2.08
2.83
2.37
2.62
2.59
3.39
2.66
2.78
3.00
2.52
2.33

ns?
8.9+5.2
4.7+1.6
3.3+1.6
ns
ns
ns
ns
5.8+3.2
ns
ns
1.5+1.4
3.0+2.0

105+1.0
182+2.1
60+0.5
7640.5
108+1.0
69+0.6
16141.3
649+7.0
1141.1
318+3.4
159+1.6
5810.4
101+0.7

11 +0.8
18 +0.8
13 +0.3
7.5+0.4
13. +0.5
22 +0.6
12 +0.4
28 +0.7
8.7+0.4
5,240.3
13 +0.4
5240.3
8.7+0.5

0.038+0.002
0.47 +0.10
0.05840.002
0.14 +0.02
0.96 +0.10
0.63 +0.08
0.12 +0.01
0.018+0.001
0.26 +0.03
0.048+0.003
0.10 +0.002
0.022
0.049+0.009

Pit #11

2.85

59+0.8

12

+0.5

0.15 +0.02

3720.3
29+0.3
95+0.7

251
290
297

+5
+6
+50

0.043+0.002
0.11 +9 .02
na

387+3.5
574+6.7

69
207

+1.
+34

0.20 +0.02
na

Site

"
"

"

¢

5.68

D
I
9

4.67
3.98
4.79

C
H

2.85
4.19

10

ns

+2.9

6.2+1.3
5.74+1.4
13 +2.2
ns
ns

6340.8

0.17 +£0.01

The error values for all radionuclide listed except 90Sr and Pu are two-sigma, propagated, counting errors for
a single sample. The error value for OSr and Pu is the two-sigma counting error for a single sample plus an
analytical error.
not significant; the net sample count is less than the two-sigma, propagated, counting error.
not analyzed

£S

we

Ned

ns
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