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Eneman Islands were in areas found to be the most radioactive
by the U. S. Public Health Service personnel.

On Nam I. the

well point was driven in a low area near the center of the island.
Existing wells were sampled at Enyu.

Attempts to obtain ground-

water at Aerokoj were unsuccessful.
Soil samples were taken by one-inch depth increments to
depths of ten inches or more near each well point.

All depth

increments for two sets of samples from Eneman were analyzed
but only the surface one-inch of other sets of samples were
analyzed.
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In addition to samples from soil pits at the well

surface samples also were taken at Aomen and Oroken.

Sediments from the Bravo Crater were taken by dredge from

depths of 40, 120,

140,

and 160 feet.

ANALYTICAL METHODS

Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
All of the samples were analyzed by gamma-ray spectrometry.

They were counted for at least 100 minutes with a 3 x 3-inch
NaI(T1l)

crystal used in conjunction with a 256-channel analyzer.

Selected samples were counted for 1,000 minutes, either with a
3 x 3-inch detector or a detector system consisting of two
opposing 5 x 5-inch crystals operating as a summing spectrometer.
Most of the biological samples were oven dried, ground and
compressed in polyvinyl chloride

(PVc) pipe to a volume

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