~~
Kapinagamacarng.,
Tarawa,
Ponape
anc <usa:2 was
above the background level] of the counter.
only sligntiy
The naturally-
eccurring 1s0tope K4Y’ contributed most of the radiloactivity,
which,
for the samples lasted in Tabl::
%
ranged from 1.3 to
19 ypc’g of wet tissue.
The levels of radioactivity in -ampl:s
islands at the test site
than in the ‘off-site’
at
Bikini
Island
in
(Sikin:) were considerably higher
sanples.
September
tion of the Reewing series,
Bampies
collected
78 wuc/g,
cucumber
ac
from one of the
the
For example,
1335,
aigae collected
‘two months
after
averaged 5,500 wuc 3.
same
tim.
Similar comparigons with
at
Ponavce
the
fish,
comple-
whereas
[sland averaged
ccconut and sea
tissu2s showed that the major nmortion cf the radio-
activity was deuposit.d at or close to the tes" sites at Eni31K«int
-cadioacr
cly ~f
i.fferent tussues
anc Of 3imiiar- Ciss.28s at sifferent times ace
alt.
The algae ard
of .al dactivit,
Vowever,
ind
radioactive tissues
M2
AtTDLA8S
tart terd
3¢%.
OT
THs
€.3sn
some georeral ctoncius:ona can be
liver contained
tne alghest
in@ cocornuc Mell anu MLA were t
ievels
wa
amples.
ct)
SF
eg
momape.
Limited by the
ct
Comparisons of tni
C5)
w
and
“0
wecc*k
at the majority of the 3-uticns.
Iclivcted in January-Febc cary,
1537
2402
Torcairuvd
r2iativeiy
1355,
at the
nmaigh amounts