DRAFT
CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE
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PERSONNEL
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ABSTRACT
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CONTENTS
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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l.
INTRODUCTION
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2.
RADIOACTIVITY BACKGROUND IN THE OPEN SEA AND LAGOONS
OF THE PPG AREA by DeCourcey Martin, Jr. and Robert
L. Wisner
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2ol
Assay Equipment
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2.2
Sample preparation and counting
1%
2.3
Radioactivity in ocean water
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2 ot
Radiobiological assay of the near surface and
deep sea fauna
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Radioactivity background of the ocean floor
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2.6
Radioblological assay of certain fauna of Bilini
and Ailinginae Lagoons
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2.7
Lagoon water samples
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2.8
Lagoon bottom samples
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3.
2.9 Legoon Phytoplankton sampies
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2.10 Miscellaneous surveys
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2.11 Air sampling
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OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS IN THE PPG OPEN SEA AREA,
by Paul L. Horrer
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3.1
Currents, general information
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3.2
Currents at various levels
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