DOB ARCHIVES ros c. Any village construction on Bikini Island should involve the covering of the site with coral rock as is the local custom. d. Radioactive scrap metal should be removed from the islands adjacent to former shot sites. e. The population of land crabs should be sharply reduced because of their high content of 995 {. If pandanus trees which produce edible fruit are planted on Bikini Island, two inches of topsoil should be removed from the planting sites. area of removal The from each site should be equal to the area covered by the crown of mature trees. 3. Determinations should be made of body burdens of 3766 and 905, at the end of the first year of residence on the Atoll and as appropriate thereafter. Baseline surveys prior to relocation would be desirable. Resurveys of environmental radiation levels on the Bikini Atoll and estimates of radionuclides in food should be made periodically. These surveys will provide a continual check of the radiation status of the people and environment and will help form a basis for decision as to the time of rehabitation of islands outside of the Bikini-Eneu complex