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spt?5 change with increasing depth.

In the 0.60 to 0.66-mev

photopeak region of the 0 to l-inch increment, the relatively
1
broad peak is a combination of the 0.60-mev photopeak of Sb 25
137

and the 0.66-mev peak of Cs”

-B a

137m

.

In the l to 2-inch

increment the peak becomes sharper and is oriented toward the
0.66-mev photopeak of Cs

137

-B a

137m

-

At the 9 to 10-inch incre-

.

.

ment there is almost complete orientation toward the Cs

pale’m peak, with little shi? remaining.

137

-

In Fig. 6 a comparison

is given of the spectrum of the 9 to 10-inch increment

(Fig. 5)

and the gamma spectra of cst3? and spi? spikes.
Fig.

7 shows the gamma spectra of increments taken from an

undisturbed area in 1958.

The first spectrum is from the 0 to

1/4-inch depth and the subsequent spectra are from 1/8~-inch
depth increments to a depth of 1 inch.
spt2>, the rare earths,

The highest levels of

and cof which move more slowly than

cst? or sr??, are in the 1/2 to 5/S-inch increments, whereas
1
.
‘
.
,
3
the Cs 37 which moves most rapidly in this soil type, is in
the 3/4 to 7/8-inch increment.
Litter and Guano
The gamma-ray spectrum of litter,

consisting of leaves,

twigs and floral parts splattered with tern droppings,

from old soil in 1961 (Fig.

collected

8) shows the cst?? photopeak to be

.
125
much higher than the Sb
peak.

The 1.17 peak of Co

60

is

skewed to the left, indicating the presence of the 1.12-mev

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