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Spec. No., Area collected, Tissue, Remarks, - information supplied
by A. Seymour.
"Wet" refers to weight as received at HASL.

dried but ashed at 550°C for 8 hours.

Samples were not

3.

For total activity measurement a 0.2 gm aliquot of ash was beta
counted in a plastic planchet and standardized against 0.2 gms
K2003, similarly prepared.

lh.

No self-absorption correction applied.

_ 5. , Aliquot of dissolved ash analyzed for Sr-90.

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Spec. No., Organism, Tissue, Area collected, Collection date,

Remarks - information supplied by A. Seymour.

"Wet" refers to wet weight given by A. Seymour.

Samples were dried at 95°C by A. Seymour except in case of

Plankton, which was recéived in formalin.

In all cases except bone, sample was wet ashed at HASL.

Was ashed at 550°C then dissolved.

Bone

For total activity - aliquot plated on glass planchet and beta
counted.

Standardized against 0.2 gms K2C03 mounted in similar

manner. Self-absorption correction factor applied in each case:
based on self-absorption of activity in tuna muscle and bonito
bone.

6.

Aliquot taken for Sr-90:

represented 10-20 gms wet material.

The special assistance received from J. Alercio, A.
Rodriguez, E. French and I. Whitney was invaluable in the preparation and analysis of these samples.

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