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L

rc

Sb 25 change with increasing depth.

In the 0.60 to 0.66-mev

photopeak region of the 0 to l-inch increment, the relatively

broad peak is a combination of the 0.60-mev photopeak of spi?5
and the 0.66-mev peak of Cs 137 -B a 137m -

In the 1 to 2-inch

increment the peak becomes sharper and is oriented toward the

0.66-mev photopeak of Cs 137 -B a 137m .

At the 9 to 10-inch incre-

ment there is almost complete orientation toward the es 3?_

za?" yeak, with little sb!?> remaining.

In Fig. 6 a comparison

is given of the spectrum of the 9 to 10-inch increment

(Fig. 5)

and the gamma spectra of Cs 137 and spt? spikes.
Fig.

-

7 shows the gamma spectra of increments taken from an

undisturbed area in 1958.

The first spectrum is from the 0 to

1/4-inch depth and the subsequent spectra are from 1/8-inch
depth increments to a depth of l inch.
spt? the rare earths,

The highest levels of

and coo? which move more slowly than

e313? or sx?°, are in the 1/2 to 5/8-inch increments, whereas
the cst37 which moves most rapidly in this soil type, is in

the 3/4 to 7/8-inch increment.
Litter and Guano
The gamma-ray spectrum of litter, consisting of leaves,
twi,s and floral parts splattered with tern droppings, collected

from old soil in 1961 (Fig.

8) shows the Cs

:
much higher
than the Sb 125 peak,

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7 photopeak to be

The 1.17 peak of Co 50 is

skewed to the left, indicating the presence of the 1.12-mev

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