8 RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS Table 2—Summary of Gross Beta Activity in Major Plant Foods (NRDL)* Source AVERAGE ACTIVITY (c/g x 108 or pofoc x 108) # Atoll island Arrowroot Breadfruit Pandanus Papeya Coconut Meat Likiep. Utirik. lap. B Rongelap- Liktep... Utirik. R lap Busch 40 16 16 6 R Labared) 36 Rongelap.-. Entactok. Jap. Rongelap_ Lakuen Bikar Rongerik Bikar Entwetek Rongelsp...-. Rongelap-. 6.7 6.0 B 13 & Kabelie Rongelap 01 a4 uu 0 Gejen Lomuilal 130 3.6 9.0 7 12 - 18 16 - 130 180 25 28 a8 80 18 Mik 30 26 06 i 12 13 12 16 72 19 2 3x Utrik Likiep 8.9 72.8 5.0 0.4 ® Wet weight. » As determined on basis U:0. standards and empirical scattering and absorption corrections, *Collections made about February 1, 1055. Data reported as of March 1, 1955. Table 3-—Gross Beta Activity in Plant Samples * (NRDL) PLant Pianta? (c/m/kg x 1 ( ~” Part Gefen Portulaca. Whole plant Arrowro0t....--------------- 87.4 ILO 2.82 2.87 264 Pandanus—...-------------- 127 Eniwetak 19.2 46 0.57 017 Lo 0% Enisetok Bifo 3.05 0. 32 12% [..---------0. 25 0.21 Lv 1.05 5.% 082 O38 0.08 On 0.69 0.70 @ 83 0.55 0.08 02 0.10 0.96 0.15 Ripe coconut..-------------- 4% L8 31 0.36 8pre ec t Banana. 0.02 0.03 0.03 LW 0.09 0.54 0.24 0.63 0.17 0.16 0.12 0.08 1,87 L381 077 0.21 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.87 0. 06 O29 a3 O11 0.05 0.25 j-....2ee. 0. 80 Og 0.12 0.18 0.08 0.37 O11 0.07 0.08 0.11 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.76 O70 0.40 0. 12 0.43 O35 1.87 0.88 0.86 j--2-2 22 6.81 0.71 0.30 0.18 0.68 0. & 0.23 0.11 0.07 0. 04 026 04.7 0.09 0.09 0.06 0.02 0.07 16 @11 a1 161 038 O20 073 15.4 Oo 0.28 0.04 O72 0.65 04 0. 09 0.88 Green cocanut....------..--. (Shell, buak. Mik Mest. at.-----.---- Shell. Huask-. {Leaves Frond Leaves, frond. 0.09 0.03 0.07 0.02 OU fee 0.25 |.......-.--- 2.87 190 0.14 L8 0.03 O27 [-.-2--.-.--] 0.12 jee Papaya. CG Rongelap 0.09 1.4 Fruit 0.06 Bark Leeves... Leaves, stalks. 0.07 0.18 0.06 TRP0.-nonewnnnennnn---neeee- ‘Tuber, roots with soll 0.19 ® All counts were corrected for the counting efficlency of Sr™™¥—Y™. & Gross beta activity of plant samples was determined in April 1956 and that of aof} and water in May 1956. DOE ARCHIVES sews et © a Atalile: * SRRT ite .