Appendix Table 28
Predominant Radionuclides in Soil Profiles 1] and 12 on Bikini Island, Bikini Atoll]
December 1974
Radionuclides in pCi/g, dry?

Soi]
Fraction

55 Fe

60 Co

125 Sb

0-2.5
2.5-5

0.25+0.23
0.49+0.23

0.171+0.03
0.1240.04

ns
0.22+0.15

3.2 40.26
3.1 40.21
<0.4
<0.4

2.9 +0.1
3.4 +0.1
0.1940.03
0.1340.03

1.3 +0.5
2.0 +0.2
3.2 40.18
ns

Pit #11 (Ist BLS, well)
5-10

<0.3

35-42

<0.4

42-55
55-75

75-100

100-125

<0.3

nab

na

na

Pit +12 (garden, house
0-2.5
2.2 +0.3.
2.5-5
4.2 40.4
5-10
1.9 +0.3
10-15
5.2 +1.3
15-25
4.8 +0.4
25-50

50-75

af

we?

75-100

ns

0.24+0.15
ns

nsb

ns

ns
ns

0.03+0.02

ns

ns

ns

ns
ns

ns

ns

#24)
1.9940.12
2.3 +0.3
3.3 40.3
3.5 +0.13.
3.1 +0.10

ns
ns
ns
1.3 40.38
1.1 40.27

ns

ns

0.1640.03
ns

0.3740.12
ns

14.9 +0.3
13.
+0.3
5.1 +0.2

162
159
16
31

+1.0
+0..5
+0.2
-+0.4

7.7 +0.2

32
10

©+0.4
+0.23

1.0 +0.05

155 Eu

16»

+0.8
+2
+2
+0.7
40.7

=+0.3

0.164+0.03
0.48+0.05

24) Am

0.1140.06
0.10+0.07

0.24+0.08
0.20+0.10

4.2 +0.1
3.3 +0.1
ns
ns

8.5 40.3
7.7 +0.2
ns
ns

ns
ns

ns
ns

0.16+0.07

ns

ns

0.12+0.04
98
98
133
120
134

t

ns

2.8
3.7
5.7
5.4
4.5

+0.1
+0.3
+0.4
+0.16
+0.13

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns
5.4
6.5
9.2
9.8
8.5

+0.3
+0.8
+1.0
+0.4
+0.33

ns

ns

ns

239,240
7
Pu

90 Sr

0.55 +0.04
0.51 +0.02
0.16 +0.01

17
16
0.53
0.47

+0.3
0.3
+0.04
+0.02

0.20 +0.01

17
13

+ 3.6
+ 1.6

65
115
27
34

+12
+ 2.3
«+ 0.5
+ 0.7

31
18

+ 0.6
+ 0.8

0.16 +0.02
0.041+0. 005

<0.02

na

12
14
23.
2]
14

+0.5
+0.3
+0.5
+2.1
°#+0.6

0.08 +0.1

<0.001

:

t

9.0+ 0.8

24

+0.5

3.9+ 0.2

0.6+ 0.1
139
157
264
282
219

+ 2.8°
+ 3.1¢
+ 5.3
+ 5.6°
+4,4¢

13

+ 0.3°

135

+ 2,7°

4.3+ 0,2°

a.

The error values for all radionuclide listed excent 995). 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.

b.

ns
na

c.

Analyses performed by McClellan Central Laboratory, Sacramento, California.

not significant; the net sample count is less than the two-sigma, propagated, counting error.
not analyzed.
09

10-15
15-23
23-30
30-35

137 Cs

t

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