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RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
Table 27—Radiostrontium in Land Hermit Crabs (Cenobita sp.) Collected at Rongelap Atoll July
23-24, 1956 (AFL)
Radioactivity as of Counting Date, September 10, 1956
SrramMzx NuMBER
Liver.
Kabelie.
Muscle.
do
Skeleton...
do.
Liver.
do
Muscle.
do
Skeleton.......-------.-.-]--. do.
Muscle.
do.
Skeleton_.
do
do.---.
anne Rongelap. _.----.......---
M3
Oa
6,410
633
278
4,100
“4
5,600
3,000
6re
d/m/g wet}
Catcrum
g/g wet
4242
“BUNSHINE
‘Unrrs”*
©. 00304
623-22
240039
47414
2446
181043
046
2130+130
131045
0, 00820
0.206
@.00718
@ 00223
0. 202
0.00919
6. 189
0.177
6250-231
88004-3110
53104:19
3110+946
49102-1170}
2060+-7
51204382
4440158
3360+:14
Bre s5re
16 20.3
0.0
0. 244-0. 02
36 $1.6
2.4 40.76
O 5840.16
0. 710. 05
0. 82-0. 04
0. 48-0. 14
Contamination (NRDL)*
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED ©
MaTEEUL
RaDIONUCLIDES
re
Sree
6.0
6.38
5.0
3.0
50
80
0.9
74
1.2
87
67
73
82
4
NDA
Lagoon bottom....-..-..-.----------- oe ene ee
Cistern water...
.
L1
29
NDA
46
24
7.8
14
2.2
6.0
&6
Lagoon water_.._-...-------------------------
0.8
40
Ground water...
0.8
Rare
Earths
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* Values as of 15 July 1955 (16 mos after the nuclear detonatian).
* No detectable activity.
from the reported parent values.
1.2
ci)
%6
Zr b
Rais
Cgut
0.8
19
42
7.8
NDA
6.7
80
ys
1.6
NDA
64
0.2
31
10
01
0.2
un“
NDA
a8
0.6
12
45
23.38
B
2a
96
&4
95
i
11
L1
NDA
B
7.0
0.8
NDA
20
9.7
NDA
16
95
9.2
» Nb" and Rbmay be calculated
*Collectians made about Febraury 1, 1955.
DOE ARCHIVES
erry
Table 28—Radiochemical Composition of Residual
ARESennVennaEeeao
RE
» ereres
Do.
Do-_-. 0 oon ene enn eeee
1-00
Do.
Do...----2.--ene
I-61
Do.....----eee
I-62
Tota.
B actrviry
G/mn/g wet
IsLaND
ee
1-49
Tusvxr