.,
a
?
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Table 9.
a
Measured and Estimated Radionuclide Concentrations
in
Meat and Water for Aomon (Sally) and Bijire (Tilda).
AOMON (SALLY) /BIJERE (TILDA)
a)
pCi/g Wee Weiphe
137
Cs
a
7.7
Pork
|
Chicken
.
0.33
Chicken Fpgs*
Groundwater
+
;
Cistern Water
+
2
90
239+240
Sr
0.013
0.013
a
1.6 X 10
n
1.6 X 10
0.33
0.013
1.6 X 10
£
£
f
0.21
d
0.36
241Am
“ePu
d
- 3°
0.8 X 10
-3>
0.8 X 10
-3
0.8 * 10
- 3°
-3°
~3°
£
1.6 X 10
-3°
and,
0.1 «K 10
+
Units are pCi/l rather than pCi/er.
*
Assumed to be the same as chicken meat.
a
Calculated from pig and chicken data from Bikini Tsland (W.L. Robison to be published); Bikini meat data is multiplied by the racio of the
Aomon/Bi jira radionuclide soil concentration to the Bikini Tsland soil
concentration to develop the Aomon/Bijire meat concentration.
b
Assumed to be
the game as
rat
tissue coneentrations;
Radiological Survey Report, NVO-140, Vol.
1973.
taken
from Eneuctak
c
Calculated
d
Assumed
from V.
e
From V. Noshkin, Ploutonium Nadianuclides in the Groundwaters at Rnevecak
Atoll, International Arante Energy Asency Sympestem, Transuraniunn
Kuclides in the Environment, PAEA-SM-199/33 Vienna, 1976. For sAcnon
Table 6.
from Pu data and
1,
the 739*#240py/24lang ratio listed
to be the same as Fneuw [sland Cistern Water - Eneu
Noshkin repore to DOE HQ.
in
Island data
(Sally) the cistern water is assumed ta have the same coneentration as
the catehment water contained
area.
f£
.
in small craters
in
the
PACE exeavation
The lens water on Aomon/Sijire is not suitable chemically for drinking;
the lens' water is extremely Srackish and a fresh water layer is
non-existence ~ V. Noshkin personal cocmunication.
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