Concentrations of “Ux, Uco, Ts, and '37Cs in Food Plants Collected on Bikini Table 2. Island in November 197] and March 1972* Collection oCi/e, drvt Plant type Lettuce Tissue Entire " Papaya #2 " Pandanus Fruit Seeds Fruit Fruit March 1972 March 1972 March 1972 November 1971 17 31 +3 14 +4 23° +3 7,540.6 +2 0.13+0.12 Fruit November 1971 12 +2 NS Leaves November 1971 3.4+1.5 NS 7lt 0.4 Milk November 1971 NS 110+ 0.7 NS NS NS 147+ 1 100+ 0.8 77+ 0.6 NS 33+ 0.3 Papaya #1 " " date March 1972 Seeds March 1972 (edible) . (fibrous) Coconut #1 Meat " November 1971 Coconut #2 “ Meat Milk Coconut #5 Meat Coconut Fronds (old) Coconut #3 Coconut #4 “ " ‘See ref, “UK 7,146.1 3.9+1.9 November 1971 November 1971 November 1971 11 +4 2.5+2.0 3.0+1.8 Milk November 1971 2.1+1,3 November 1971 November 1971 ll, 40 60 15 +6 14 160+ 270+ 290+ 82+ 93+ 0.5 720 190 + 2.2 +1.9 NA NA 0. 88+ 0.04 < .22 NA NA NA NA NA 310+ 3 NS NAS 2200 270+ 2 NS 7USr +25 +3 NA 69 +4 56 + 0.6 Tlo+ 1 100+ 1 NS +5 3200 1 2 1 0.4 200+ 1 NS NS 7.0+5.0 November 1971 140+ 1 NS 4,442.1 4,342.5 Meat Meat Milk 13'Cs 1860+10 NS NS NS 0.,05+0.03 1.6+1.3 November 1971 November 1971 Fronds (new) °NCo NS* NA 220+ 2 NA 137 The error terms for XK, Co, and Cs are two-sigma, propagated, counting errors. ¢.. errors for *“Sr are one-sigma, propagated, counting errors. NS = not significant. The net sample count is less than the two-sigma, propagated, counting error. . ona = not analyzed. Table 3, Some Radionuclides in Water Samples Collected with a Large Volume Filter Sorption Bed Collection location Bravo Crater (bottom) Bravo Crater (surface) Liters Fraction Particulate* Solubled Particulate Soluble Bokdrolul Pass Particulate Sampled 3785 3785 3785 3785 4088 (ebb tide) Bokdrolul Pass (flood tide) Bikini Island Soluble Particulate Soluble Particulate Bikini Island Particulate Ocean between Particulate 4898 Particulate Soluble 1893 1893 (seaward reef) Soluble (lagoon) Bikint and Enewet ak9 Bikini Island (freshwater well) The Soluble Soluble 4088 4921 4921 1620 from Bikini Atoll, May 1972* Radionuclide concentration in pCi/m” 2860 51 +3 28 +8 6.5+1.4 <10 6.0+7.3 12 <i4 <6 +1 + NSA NS 1.440.6 2,140.7 NS 1,541.5 <1.0 NS NS NS 5.6+1.0 NS 1620 6. 245.4 2271 9,246.6 2271 L3icg NS NS 4898 +3 +9 “See ref. 11. <16 6.441.2 21 990 <12 NS eet 7O +5 <30 8.2+1.4 22 5.441.1 3.0+ 0.5 NS 2.5+ 1.7 2.0+ 0.8 <2.9 1,8+0.9 NS NS NS 0.76+ 0.38 1.1+t1.1 NS NS NS NS NS +1 +60 2073 27 +2 160 #11 0.5+ 0.3 <2.3 1.540.8 NS NS 7.7+1.0 NS 21 54 folky 97 +4 <20 9.6+1.3 NS NS NS 4 <2 +3.7 NS NS NS NS NS <7 NS NS 4 NS +1 . Errors are two-sigma, propagated, counting errors. Particulate--that portion retained by the 0.3 u filcer. bsoludle--thae portion which passes through the 0.3 u filter and is sorbed by the Al,0, beds. ANS--not significant. The net sample count is less than the two-sigma, propagated counting error. S8This sample was collected over a 6 hr period between the following positions: 11929'5" by 164°58'0" E to 11924'5" N by 164018'D" E,