TABLE ONE
Summary of Gross Beta Activity in Miscellaneous Plant Samples
Average Activity (yc/g x 108) (4)
Plant Material
Island
Likiep Utirik Rongelap
Gtass
20
Coconut leaf
Coconut frond stem
Coconut shell
Coconut husk
400
Busch
Eniaetok
Labaredj
420
2800
5300
750
3000
1100
1.7
1.5
Coconut sprout
Sprouted coconut
roots
Scaevola leaf
Kabelle Lukuen
1900
1800
17
13
110
53
28
140
120
72
2100
670
140
Gejen
68,000
Arrowroot leaf
Pumpkin
2.0
Limes
2.0
Taro
11
Banana
Vines
4.6
(a)
100
490
Wet weight
Data reported as of March 1,
1955.
Bikar
180
Eniwetak
400
3.4
290
6.7
6C
23
19
61
35 -
*Collections made about February 1,
5600
150
110
Scaevola Trunk
Section
Artowroot tem
Lomuilal
1955.
340