~~ 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