® 1. 2. coconuns @ 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. FISH =a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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. - 14 - 900200)