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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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