Nineteen coconut Green on the island. meat and milk detectable the milk samples were were coconuts analyzed in any of the from selected limit of detection Table 1. collected were from used coconuts Only Tritium 200 0.31 480 130 26 - 400 Arrowroot”’” —.——-—.— 0.6 reference 0.4- number ~Y grinding, Island 1969 4- 48 - 270 The on lower Bikini l~7cs 130 ENEU From Range milk k 2.6 Sr 28 2.4 1.1 2. rinsing t;lree times with (Marshal lese method water. the 90 Coconut fresh in Food 1967* 120 tprePared beiow 1 37CS meat from performed (0.4 pCi/ml). Coconut *Data and the ‘]CSr w~re were were locations samp;es l:j7Cs and but all results 1969 Pandanus all analyses Mean 1S7CS and “’)Sr Concentration (pCi/g wet weight) Sample different for almost separately. samples. thirteen salt water and once with of preparation) ISLAND second lamest the cleanup Bikini stages. was filling approximately Surveys obtained of this all exterior The pit” apron showed surfaces. 3). area exposure Of particular Although location reduced interest was of the airstrip interior of the levels camp than an exposure rate during the the level ranged which early from less c!rcontamination bisects measured than the island. :!O llR/hr for appj’oximatelY 50 uR/hr. Thirteen cable represented were removed spools, the only giving a combined radioactive and disposed scrap of at sea. contact located reading on the for to an aircraft to be less of the drain ba~e lower rate generally background The site to be considerably (Figure “borrow to the parking area found and the at one depressed 10 pR/hr. of this was background 10 to 20 uR/hr. pad adjacent in the atoll, Eneu, operation, in external of 50 MR/hr than island of 2G(J ~R/hr, island. These