that would be eatan by the paople have gincs been found to be low.
the
trees
coconut
and
other
an age where
reached
plants
food-bearing
Thus, when
fruits
beoame available, this oasium wag transfarrad to the bodias of the people.
When these high radiation levels were found in the peopia in 1978, it was
realized
that
the
initial asstimates of the amount of radiation were low and
the peaple were removed from the atoll}.
DIPPERENCES BETWEEN BIKINI ATOLL AND ENEWETAK ATOLL
Some people wonder why the U.3. government did not olean up Bikini Atoll
the way they did Enawatak Atoll.
The reagon is that the atom bomb Lests had different
atolis.
1.
affects on the
&
Some of the differences are given below.
The northern
islands on the Enewatak Atoll
two
had much more plutonium and
americium in the soila than doaa Bikini Atoll.
Thnis was because of Lhe
difference in the types of tests at the two atolls.
Itt was noted aartlier
that plutonium and americlum remain radioaotive for many, many years and
that
the
plutonium
Therefore,
removad
some
of
and
the
americium
remain near
plutonium
and
by shallow seraping without
tha
amoricium
destroying
surface
at
thea
of
Enewetak
island.
the
ao{l
could
be!
This meant
that when the strontium and cesium disappaared, the island could ba used.
WithouL
never
tha oleanup,
have
been
used.
the northarn
However,
inlanda of the Enewetak Atoll
the
strontium
and
the
cesium on
northern islands of Enawnatak Atoll ragajned aven after the cleanup.
(3
would
the