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Radioactivity in algae and sand from the deep waters of
Eniwetok lagoon.
Table 5.
Station
and
uc/kg dry weight
water depth
Date of
Rex Is.
6/6/54
Lyngbya majuscula
155.
6/16/54
Lyngbya majuscula
Lyngbya sp., Dictyota
sp. mixture
434,
(feet)
45
Rex Is.
60
Elmer Is.
collection
Algae
Alga*
Halimeda sp.
Elmer Is.
9/4/54
Halimeda gigas
Halimeda orientalis
13.5
Elmer Is.
9/9/54
Halimeda opuntia
12.9
Elmer Is.
9/11/54
Caulerpa racemosa
Janet Is.
3/2/55
Polysiphonia sp.
Elmer Is.
90
3/4/55
Halimeda gigas
Halimeda opuntia
Polysiphonia sp.
135
140
140
20
EdnaIs.
60
3/8/55
Vera Is.
3/9/55
20
2.39
Halimeda monile
Halimeda gigas
Lyngbya majuscula
4.8
6.6
11.4
0.99
3.10
Asparagopsis taxiformis
3.51
Halimeda opuntia
1.98
0.20
0.78
3.96
Lyngbya sp.
2.98
Halimeda lacunulis
Halimeda gigas
Halimeda opuntia
Polysiphonia sp.
66.
96,
150.
430.
Halimeda opuntia
** Radioactivity in algae
Radioactivity in sand
0.72
9.8
0. 43
550.
0.53
to dry weight
Jl
wl
.3
1
WwW oP Ow
Udotea
80.
2.25
Caulerpa racemosa
3.0
Ratio**
86
48.
* Multiplication factors used to convert wet weight
6.5
Lyngbya
sis
Aspara
’
5.7
Caulerpa
Padina
4.7
Polysiphonia
Dictyota
Halimeda
5.4
464.
8/8/54
50
Sand
.32
0.36
0.20
0.47
1.3
9.2
6.9.
0.12
0.18
0.27
0.73
1.2