SUMMARY OF OPERA..4NS ON CONTRACT NO. W-28-0,4-eng-33

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On July 1, most of the Applied Fisheries staff departed from
the University of. Washington for Bikini, leaving only three members,
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The basic program of the Applied Fisheties Laboratory, namely,

measuring the effect of exposure of aquatic organisms in various
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stages of development to X-rays, continued.
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A report entitled, "Preliminary report concerning X-ray effects

upon chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha Walbaum) observed
through more than one generation", was completed at the end of the month

and on August 1, 1947 was submitted to Cole Wm. De Fleming, Chief,
Medical Division, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.

Copies were submitted to Col. F. F. Clarke, Area Engineer,

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Hanford Engineer Works, Richland, Washington, and Dr. Stafford Le Warren,

Chairman, Interim Medical Committee, United States Atomic Energy Commissior
Section xX.

The original report submitted October 29, 1946 was revised under
the title, “The effect of X-ray on mortality, weight, length, and counts
of erythrocytes and hematopoietic cells in fingerling chinook salmon,

Oncorhynchus tschawytscha Walbaum", and on July 18, was submitted to
the Area Engineer, for clearance. Publication is contemplated in the
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The second generation offspring of the adult
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*Section numbers refer to the Project Chronology Chart, revised
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