Gamma radiation americium. also comes from cesium and cobalt, At Bikini Atoll, and a tittle oomas from the samounts of Plutonium and americlum are far Jean than on the Enewvatak Atoll. TINY PARTICLES AND ASHES Of ATOM BOMBS (FALLOUT) When an atomic bomb explodes, it takes up materials, suoh as ruck, soil, water, and so forth, which join with the thinga that are radioaotive from the bomb. They rise rapidly into the air, and later fall back dow to the earth. The tiny particles and ash of the bombs fell in tha lagoon, in the ocaan, on the islands, and the winds blew sone to places that are far away. There were 23 atomic bombs tested at Bikini Atoll. atem bomb bests ak Bikini occurred on the islands, Most took place in or over the water with some on the reef between the islands. swall Only a few of the In two atom bomb testa pieces of the islands of Nam and Enirik were destroyed. there are 11 U.S. ships aunk in the laguon at Bikini 339 4 result of an atom bomb tast involving ahips. Zovernpeant In addition, tastad these The map on page 7 Shows the islands where the U.5, bombs, the portions of the islands that were destroyed, and the lacakion of the sunken ships. THE PLACES WHERE THE THINGS THAT ARE RADLOACTIVE ARE AT BIKINI The picture ab are within the soil, soil. bthe right shows Plutonium and -the places where the radioactive things ameriaium are in tha upper part of the Casium and strontium are in the soil that ia ahallow and alao in that 4 alan