en hl 925 an area where they are able to famn it and to take the water from the area. 1 think that isa practical situation. CONTAMINATION OF POOD SOTRCES Mr. Yates. Suppose vou were to plant other coconut trees. How long does it take coconut trees to come ¢ Let's ask the next question. We talk as thong! coconuts were the only food there. Isnt there other fol? Mrs. Vax Creve. Thereis. indeed. Mr. Yates. What other foods do theveat ¢ Mrs. Vax Curve. Breadfruit. papaya. sweet potatoes. Mr. Yates. Arc all of these contaminarcd ‘ Mrs. Vax Creve. All of these have turned out to Le contaminated when grown in Bikini. Mr. Yates. That is because of the soil being contaminated? Mrs. Vaw Creve. That is correct. Mr. Yates. And the contamination in the soil is transferred to the food. sydthorejo po Wain icy Cale PT tte ene Tt TA te CUE: téMinared: is thin eas ‘ sar. Dean. Dhatos correct. Mr. Yares. How much 0Y a chore is it to bring food in from the outsidc? Suppose it wire a barren atoll: they didn't have the opypuntunity to grow things. Mrs. Vax Creve. I think it is entirely feasible to bring food in ( * from the outside. What we believe. hawever, glo pode truslay it is nor_foosilic to OXpeet Pace debe ote pa duvet ogy elas ound not eat the things thutare srowine there and net eaepie tai jooteem Wa contd feel then entireds Dron Owls ce eee ba we could not barthem enechively groin Cathelocal pra.iuce, CONTAMINATION GF GROTND WATER Mr. Yates. How do they get their water now? What is the water that is contaminated ? [s it from wells? Mrs. Vax Creve. It is a groundwater supply a¢ I understand it. vee. Mr. Dear. My understanding is that there are some cistems ton, some runoff water from rain. but ] think it is the wells too. They have to use the wells under certain conditions. There isnt enough cistern \ water. Mr. Yatrs. There is not enough cistern water. The cistem water ts: - not contaminated, is it? Mr Mrs. Not to anvextent to cause them this kind of problem. sir. . Ts dud th. avellwater js contaminated? Mi. bea Yes. sirit is. Mr. Yates Ts there any way of decontaminating the well water? Lan vou boil the contaminants out ? Mr. Desc. No. sir. It would take a very sophisticatos resins used in chemical proccssi? we TACINACTINITV,. OMITTATA. HOWSitternow en pctisivc is lt! Mr. Dra I really don't know. We have never Jooked at that prob- len, that > xnow of, except back during the fallout days there was a questic ; about decontaminating milk, and there was some Jooking at : SOgt820 DOE ARCHIVES