tH (4 lh to lio [> {wa ro tt 1a t= “, Health Instrument. Division, HanTerd Operations Office, and matters of aquat.c blolomwy amaer ir. 7. i. Donaldson, Director, Applied Fisher:: loratory, Tnivers cv of Washington. 3, That the Purlic sieaite: Gervice in rucmel engaged in the river hh. Tnat so far as any broad preblem cre ytt up ‘wy whe Public Health Service worgins on the Jelonb: Lver were concerned, the juiguen + Bo bert vy Medicine wouli be contamination oroplems shoula ct mers Fields but shoul: coe cde uate with mbe . wodependently in these cose named. egsent.al, Biology Branch Fish and Wildlive, orvfecsts neve beer sv sttied from the Fish and WildlifeService for cons iceration cy the loorectom of the Division of and ecological relations ot) Blology and Medicine on (10 Tue 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 / 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 on . so far have not shown uv tere? spel ech ae quality. The detailer me I: there ee at an early date, “nates ard with 1f erops “her erep prowth or »tests will ne anneunced The experiments wer th: firet Ue te ost 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 7 eeu, 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 cae ‘a rmeeults, ome, The States Rheie Shoe with the State apricultira the crops on which thy om. Arkansas, feorgia “be the meszam er, PO, experiner? rmeom gat ve ut nate ets “We ott: oeroets or owe ae + 8 8 wee applied in only one or of tie comercial onducted in cooneration Pow ntaoned below, with pterds tf theo vue te)S SER. OE ARCHIVES

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