Strontium-90 and Calcium in Squash Collected
at Rongelap Atoll,
September 1959
Rongelap Island
Tissue
Sample
no.
Sr
da/m/q
90
dry
Ca
=mg/qm
dry
Strontium —
units
_ Flesh
1
22.0 t1.1
8.24
1200t 60
Skin
1
2
14.7 £0.39
15.8 £0.75
1.37
3.04
48204128
23402111
11.54
2.17
2684
3
Avg.
Seed
1.85%0.14
1.84
3
2.11%0.12
1.50
2
1
2
3
Avg.
Terminal leaves
1
2
3
Avg.
3.39%0.15
2.45
0.958
1.43
150%1
89.0
87.3 23.4
27.2
83.5 24.0
106.9
50.2 21.7
30.2 to.l
39.3 *1.0
39.9
Eniaetok
Flesh
2.09
1
Avg.
Basal leaves
4.14%0.17
g92t 37
453% 34
1590% 71
630% 36
891
757% 48
21.4
17612 84
45.9
1319
19.4
10.2
7.97
15.92
14402 56
11602 39
13302 42
2220 57
1570
Island
27.5 £0.68
Skin
Basal leaves
64.4 t8.6
848
+%53
Terminal leaves
283
6.5
3.18
38902 96
13.9
109
2090
34904218
25.4
50102115
Note: Errors given are based on the 95% counting error.
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