28
a
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTE
Table 30—Radiochemical Analysis of Biological Specimens from Rongelap Atoll (NRDL)—Con
Istanp, SAMPLE No., aND SAMPLE
Wrt
TISSUE
Weiant
(g)
Ca (mg)
Beta
Gama
Actrviry| Activiry |NucLipg>|
sam-! (d/m/sam-
plex 10)! plex 10-*)
Nucipr
[PERcENT|
(d/m/sam-
Totat
Units «
} 23433
Acriviry
Plex 10-9)
80unN-
OF
SHINE
Actrviry
Gejen Isiand:
1621, Snapper fish.........-.-------- Head__.....--....---
219
Bkin.._..----.--+---
.
_
-
\
73
3250
6.8
1315
24.7
1.0
11.8
Bone. ....-.-..------
173
3270
6.5
15.7
Musele......-..-..--
611
190
5.4
16.8
Viscera....-.........
87 |._----..--
6.1
15.9
i)
28
17
2.2
403
1630, Grouper fish.........----- 2.2. Whole. ....--....-..
168
2190
18
77.9
i626, Band orab.._........----..-..- Soft tissue..........-
46
1090
L3
2.3
1637, Spider mnail_...........----.-.- -----00_...------ 3-0 ae
90
713
:
1688, Spider
Spider snafl...-.........-....._|_...-do__...----...-.do
56
175
18.7
18
102
6
{ ae
eee24.
09
R.E.
NDA.....
0
|
Bre
0.68440.48__
R.E.
Sr
Zn
R.E.
gr®
Zn
NDA_....
1,540.44. __
1540......-.
3.6..-.-.-0.22+0.35_.
1600...2-.-
Sr
Zn
R.E.
Zn
1.2+0.29._.
1480... 2.
NDA.....
210.....-..
0.2
93
0
100
R.E.
Srv
2p®
R.E.
| are
13.3_.-..-1.70.92...
6230.......
0.8..-.---4.724.0.59..
7.4
0.1
80
0.6
20
Rul
R.E.
rh
R.E.
.
{ gre
360.....-..
1216.......
6.28-+0.47_.
11900_...
=o
1.95-+0.60..
RE.
--.----
* Sunshine Unit=0,001 sc Sr¥/kg Ca.
& R.E.=Rare Earth Group.
*NDA#=No Detectable Activity.
Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: April-May 1056,
Table 31—Average Relative Composition of Nuclides in Plants, Soil, and
Water (NRDL)
BovUBCE
,
SAMPLES
AVERAGED
sit?
Total
Rare
Earths
Portulaca ....-...-..... Whole. .........-.-.---- lees
Papays........--..-.... Fruit. ..........--...------Husk... .-.--..--.--..-----Meat....---.---2. 22-22...
Coconut ........-2-..2.- Bhell._..---. 022.8. oe
Milk. -.222-..2. 0. 2 eee ene
Leaves_..-.2.-2------22+----
Keys..-.--...-.-.-----.++--Pandanus............... Leaves. --....-.-----+.-5---
Alr root ....-.-.-.-...-----Tuber._...----.-...--------.
ATTOW T00t.....--.----00 Leaves... ---e---eenene nee
Bor
Depth, 0-1 in... ee
Warttr
;
Cistern....2.-2.2-- 2 pe cee eee eee eee ee
Well. __- 2-2 ee | ene ee eee eee ee
Lagoon......---2- 22-22. e eee eee ee eee ween
Ooean.-. -2 22-28 ee ee ee eee eee eee
1
1]
8
2
2
]
2
48.9
78
98.2
98.0
08. 5
99.6
a3
39.2
17.8
LI
0. 05
0.4
0.2
86. 5
2
1
3889
75.4
10.3
16.8
2
2
1|
17
2
2
2
2
2
92.6
72.7
0. 34
|---------fan ene ewes
|-----.205|..-.----.-
2.2
13.3
-
Rui
es
eo me ee
tomes eee |
core
Tyee
18
25
0,7
1.0
0.1
j....-.-1.....--.
|...----|..---...
]..------
0.4
5.1
5.5 |..--.--5.1
89
0.8 |... __..
1.0
6.8
83.9
2.0
1.4
83.8
5.6
10.0
64.4
100
04.5
100
35.6
OQ
6.5
O
j-......|.-.-..ee
|...-22..
|-.......
Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: April-May 1956.
ete ae
Srv
.
PLaNts
ne
.
anda
RELATIVE COMPOSITION (percent)
No. oF
Part
me
0.7
I 24+16
0
0.3
8
0.7
0.04
95
21+6
534-88
L8
0
}
0
35:18
} 1962-25
19.2
65
336-30
0.3
116
0.02 } soa.ea