.,

a
?
“3

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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