Soil survey samples (item 2) were taken
from every island; biota and TLD soil
Participating
Three-letter designators
taboratories
showing which laborato-
samples were taken only from selected
ries made wet-chemistry
islands,
determinations, principally for 905, and
Many of the samples taken in the
marine studies are designated according
239,2405,,,,
to the island which was nearest to the
clides determined in this
sample location.
manner were 3H 14q
55 ie, 63ni, 113m
Such is the case for
plankton, sediment, seawater, coral,
and fish samples,
1475, 151
Of course, more pre-~
238,
cise records of locations where samples
u.
Other nu-
Cd,
Sm, and
This designation
were collected were made and used in
is for wet chemistry
evaluating these samples.
determinations only; all
Designation of
island location for the vegetation, terres-
gamma assays were
trial animal, and air filter samples is
made at LLL.
unambiguous,
emitters determined rou-
For each sample, the following infor-
Gamma
tinely were 6065, 106R 4,
102mpy 1256) 137,
Cs,
1335, 15254 155
mation is given:
Eu,
Sample
2073; 235y and 24 14m,
Identification number
whose format is dis-
The remaining information given for each
cussed in Table C.1.
sample is a table listing radioactive con-
Logbook
Assigned by field collec-
centration of various nuclides determined
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tion team; this number is
in that sample.
number
usually used in referring
The designation PU 3940 refers to
sample was collected.
total alpha activity from 239 Pu plus
240
Pu; these nuclides are reported to-
Not all samples were as-
gether because their most abundant alpha
signed logbook numbers,
group energies are almost identical.
Location
Island name
Radioactive concentrations are reported
Sample type
Soil, sediments, verte~
in picocuries per gram of dry sample.
brates or invertebrates
Samples were dried in various ways; the
(aquatic), vegetation,
reader is referred to Chapters III-E, -F,
animals (land), etc.
-G, and -I for details of sample prepara-
Examples:
tion,
to the location where the
Description
goatfish,
All of the activity concentrations in
eviscerated whole; tri-
Appendix II are reported as of an arbi-
dacna, viscera and kid-
trary single time, January 1, 1972.
ney; common noddy, egg-
measured values were corrected for
Shell,
decay between January 1, 1972 and time
Soil samples do
Thus,
not have any further
of measurement; for some of the shorter~
descriptive information
lived nuclides, these corrections may be
listed here,
appreciable.
When making use of the
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