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ATOLL

ISLAND

DATE

MALOELAP

KAVEN

6 Mor

TIME

SAMPLE NO

MR/HR & SAMPLING

1130

ST

1.8 orfhr, 2-village, 2-path

W12

WOTHO

WOTHO

MAJURO

ULIGA

6 Mar

7 Mar

1615

1200

to beach.

Well water.

W13

From catch basin.

S8

0.8 mr/hnr, 1 by well; 2-mid-

WwW

Woll water (no rain in catch

sg

0.5 mrf/hr, 4 from near Admin

Wi0

Tap watcr.

villago.

basin for 2 mo.)

Bldg.

7. Pacific Microncsian Line s.s. "ROQUE", Master: Lawrcnec Blane, home port
Guam, Icft Eboyce 0840 M on 1 March, cntcred channel to Utirik Lagoon about 1200

on 2 March, and anchored in Lagoon at 1524 M on 2 March; docked at Majuro (Uliga

Is.) 16308 om 7 March.

Readings (mrfhr) aftor docking: 2-3 inside main deck stru

turo, 10.on open deck, .5-8.in sleeping quarters on upper.dcck, 10-30 cn rope and
canvas, -Prior racintion levels ernnct be estimated because of rain squalls and
eustainty about when decks last washed, laster ws advised ‘to have decks washed
4owm as soon as convenient, He was told that the activity would nct hurt anyone,
put tht 4t was undesirable to have it around longer than necessary.

6,

RECOMMENDATICNS:

Future visits to Erikyb and Maloolap should not bo

urgency,
attempted by UF~1 oxcept undor conditions of groater

Tho writer's prior

plus
oxpericnee in such operations is vary Umited, but from his own observationsamon.
fair
a
that
appears
it
judgo,
to
d
qualific
better
the romarks made by those

of risk is involvode
9.

.

Especially notablo was the very cooperative attitude of the Navy personn

at Kwajalein and tho Marshall District Administrative Officials at Majuro in supporting this mission.

1 Incl:
Marshall Islands Atoll

Samples collected by T. N.
White, 5-7 March 1954

/ef

T. N. White

DR. T. N. WHITE
Hoalth Division

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