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That the Purlic sieaite: Gervice in rucmel engaged in the river
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Tnat so far as any broad preblem cre ytt up ‘wy whe Public
Health Service worgins on the Jelonb:
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contamination oroplems shoula ct mers
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wodependently in these
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Fish and Wildlive,
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WildlifeService for cons iceration cy the
loorectom of the Division of
and ecological relations
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Blology and Medicine on (10
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offeets . f rev ay on con the life processes
2 wile animals
tecressrial and aquatic (2)
The hazards to wild animal sonulaticns of weci. t on which may be produced
by the activities of tue Mermission (7) The isefi. awlication of radioactive substances ena ‘ech otaes te reser
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onvel_Lol-cy of orranisns
and the biolory of wil Uli’: yorulat.ors.
Agriculture Department.
first tests indicate,
Ratiosetive veteeru.
Experiments with -ertaty)
> give erops no benefit,
ow level radioactive ma-
terials conducted durity «oe 1TULE crop veavo
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so far have not shown uv tere? spel ech
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quality.
The detailer me I:
there
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at an early date,
“nates ard with 1f erops
“her erep prowth or
»tests will ne anneunced
The experiments wer th: firet Ue te
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onder a special e-year study
to be carried on ov the
Se erarheent of agri .iture and cooperating
agricultural experiment tation.
he sts
vere undertaken in March of
this year at the request o the Atomic Ener,
coumlusion ir order to determine the effects of rai. - ctiv ta com
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The svomic Energy
Comission ts financir:
tho Rem,
The materiaig user oo apply railo set vity wer
a commercial radio“he firot of theo wae applied at three difactive product ard racium.,
ferent rates with 19 repli. ations (reese es Lo ttroes} in the various field
tests — to insure depenta th
concentration, cemoarebl)
material but withocnme
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with the State apricultira
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