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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

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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

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