of its 1370, content relative to the naturally occurring 404 If the 137 og in soil is less than 5.2 pCi/gm, for example, the 1376, content of the copr produced may be less thar its 40, content, and one might argue that its mar ability should be unaffected. Table 10 shows the mean 13766 soil concentra and soil removal actions that may reduce the 13765 cencentration in copra t values equal to and twice that of the natural 40, for all northern 3s lands (average profile data for PEARL, ALICE, BELLE, and CLARA, plotted in Figs. 8-11 and included in Table 3, were used in the calculations for each of the islands). On JANET, for example, the commercial agriculture area in its current condition should yield copra with an averaze 137 66 8; concentration ratio about three. Removal of a 6 em thick leyer cf soil may reduce this value to two, and removal of 14 cm may result in copra with equal concentrations of 137 Cs and 40 kK. . Note that for islands nlanned to be used for commercial agriculture, it is possible that only JAULT and PEARL have 137 C6 soil valu high enough to yield copra with a 1376, 40. ratio preater than 2. Test plantings of coconut would be needed in areas where removal of scil has been conducted and the level of 137 . Cs in coconut meat analyzed before any committment is made for planting of coconut trees in commercial quantities With additional study it may be possible te predict with confidence che level of 137 Cs in coconut meat through analysis of stems and leaves of immature trees. This would save time.