Results of radiochemical separations by ion exchange columns and precipitation
techniques on five plankton samples in and near the Pacific Proving Ground. *

(7,8,9)

75,900

d/m/g ash

Ryl06-Rp106

127,000

of total

activity

3

44.9

not determined

9

0

3

9

Per

cent

activity

O

12.5

13.7

13.2

8.0

3.1

0.4

0

9.3

0.3

0.3

9

0

5.7

not determined

0

Mn54

0.1

Fe?
Feo9

19.4
0

19.2
0

12.7
0

27.6
O

38.8
O

Cod?

9.9

8.5

15.5

6.1

46

C058
C960
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15.0
0.9
18.0

13.8
0.8
13.8

25.9
1.3
17.3

10.8
0.8
32.3

5.7
1.0
43.9

3
zy,

trace

0

48,000

of total

activity

of total

(57,58,59)
d/m/g ash

activity

of total

Plankton

d/m/g ash

activity.

0

C3137 (Bal37m)

198,000

a/m/g ash

Vv

(50,51,52,53)
Per cent

4.7

gr89-90**

(43,44,45,46)
Per cent

24.9

Celt4_ppl 44

28,799

d/m/g ash

IV

Plankton

Per cent

7.1

Zr9-NbID

(13,14,15)

III

Plankton

Per cent

of total

‘Isotope

II

Plankton

Q
* The data a corrected to date of collection

** Chemical s dfarations for sr89-90 were madg on duplicate aliquots in addition to

9/

the resin célumn separations.

Neither Sr89 nor Sr9

was detected.

’

I

Plankton

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