The areas southeast and northwest of the runway were stripped for
planting in the same manner as Bikini.

Coconut, arrowroot, and pandanus samples were collected and analyzed

(Table 2).

In addition, coconut crabs and marine life were sampled

by the Laboratory of Radiation Ecology of the University of Washington.
Table 2.

Mean !37Cs and 2°9Sr Concentration in Food from Eneu Island
(pCi/g wet weight)

Sample

137C5

Coconut meat

21

Coconut milk

23

Pandanus

87

Arrowroot!

390Sy

137€s-1967*

.08

28 + 0.42
14 + 0.24

0.7

0.4

*Jata from.reference number 2.
tPrepared by grinding, rinsing three times with salt water and once with

fresh water.

(Marshallese method of preparation)

OBOE (AEROKOJ) - TARE (ENEMAN) COMPLEX
Located on the southern side of the atoll. this complex consists of five
islands, Aerokoj, Aerokojlol. Bikdrin, Lele, and Eneman with man-made
causeways connecting Bikdrin to the islands on each side of it.

OBOE (AEROKOU) - PETER (AEROKOJLOL) - ROGER (BIKDRIN)
As indicated by Figure 4 the first two islands are contiguous and are

connected to Bikdrin (Fiqure 5) by a causeway.

The measured background

gamma radiation levels were 10 uR/hr or less over all of these islands.

No radioactive scrap reading in excess of 30 uR/hr was found on the land or
reef areas near these islands.

Gamma spectroscopy showed ®°Co to be the

contaminating radionuclide in the few pieces of scrap metal found.
The only coconut trees on the complex were found on the east end of
Aerokoj.

No pandanus or arrowroot was found.

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