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TABLE 3 #2

RONGELAP ISLAND:

RADIONUCLIDE SOIL PROFILES® /

Average specific activity for dry soil (pci/q)
Depth

Cesiun-137

(cm)

1978

1987

1978

0-5

0-10

15

1987

-90

1978

1987

Plutonius

-239,-240
1978

1987

beers

-241

1974

1987

6.9

3.2

9

7.7

2.0

78

5.4

6.7

1.1

41

15-25

2.6

4.5

35

18

25-40

1.8

2.1

-07

08

0-40

5.0

4.6

89

35

5-10
10-15

10-20

Number of
profiles

27

10.6(7)|

Strontius

20

18

4

1.7(3)

L7

a/ fhe 1978 profiles are from Robison et al, 1982, Part 4, Appebdix B.
b/ The 1987 values are from Boikat and Paretzke (Note 8). The fiumber of
samples is given in parentheses. They are corrected back to 1978.

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