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Por some of the 1952 samples the amouns of sr™ was
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determined by the precipitation plus ion-exchange methou of
Kamwekata ard Held
(1958).
Radioactive beta decay data were obtained for some of
the 1956 samples.
Tre
and
commen names of the organisms are used in the text
tables.
The scientific
names are
given in Appendix
Table xs.
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RESULES
Gross Beta Radicactivity
The individual gross beta vaiu3s plus or minus the %
per cent counting error from ten collection sites during the
interval
1954 to 1953
are given
in
Appendix Pables A to K.
A value identified as background signifies that the counting
error
was as great or greater
than the net ccunt,
count after background was subtracted.
appendix tables
for algae,
Tre
1.¢e.,
data from
caconut meat and milk,
the
the
fish muscle
+
and liver,
and sea cucumber muscle are summarized in Table 2.
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