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SAMPLES TO BE COLLECTZD AT RONGELAP ATOLL FOR
RADIATION MONITORING FEBRUARY - MARCH 1959.
LAND PLANTS - Rongelap,
Eniaetok and Kabelle Islands.
A.
Resampling of plants previously collected at all plots.
B.
Special collections for radiochemical analysis - large
samples (several pounds dry weight) of each of the following
will be obtained from Rongelap Island if possible.
These samples
will be dried, gmpund and mixed so that aliquots can be taken for
cross checks by other laboratories if there is the opportunity to
do
so.
1.
2.
3.
4,
Coconut meat
Tacca - washed unpeeled tubers (these should be near
peak for harvesting in March.
Pandanus fruit
Papaya fruit - peeled, without seeds.
(Young trees
were beginning to bear in August 1958 and a limited
number of fruit should be available in March).
FISH - Rongelap Island only.
A.
Liver and muscle from tuna,
caught by trolling.
carangids and other fish
B.
Reef fish collections will be limited to two to four
families with contrasting food habits (probably surgeon fish
and goatfish).
The emphasis will be placed on differences
which may be dependent on habit or age within a species.
INVERTEBRATES
A.
Coconut Crabs will be collected at Kabelle Island only
(they are becoming scarce at Rongelap and Eniaetok but will be
collected there next summer if possible).
only.
B.
Clams will be collected at Rongelap or nearby islands
C.
Sea cucumbers will be collected at Rongelap,
and Kabelle Islands
Eniaetok