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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
December 18, 1954 (U. S. N. PBM No. 2471).
Applied Fisheries Laboratory, Dr. Lauren R.
Donaldson, Director, Dr. Edward E. Held, Mr.
Paul R. Olson, and Dr. Jared Davis, entomol-
ogist onloan to the Applied Fisheries Laboratory,
from
General
Electric,
Radiological
Sciences, Aquatic Biology Group, Richland,
Washington.
Mr. Robert Rinehart and Mr. Paul Zigman,
NRDL, accompanied the expedition.
January 25-80, 1955 (U. S. Navy O. G. “Rio
Grande”).
’ U. S. Naval Radiological Defense Labora-
tory: Robert W. Rinehart, Evan C. Evans
III, Joseph K. Gong, George M. Neuffer, Lt.
(jg) USNR, and William G. Murray.
Applied
Fisheries Laboratory: Dr. Allyn H. Seymour
and Dr. Frank G. Lowman.
October 21-28, 1965 (L. S. T. 664).
Applied Fisheries Laboratory, Dr. Allyn H.
Seymour, Dr. Edward E. Held, Dr. Kelshaw
Bonham and Dr. Frank G. Lowman.
November 7, 1956 (U. S. Navy PBM 612).
Applied Fisheries Laboratory, Dr. Allyn H.
Seymour and Dr. Edward E. Held.
February 7-14, 1966.
U. S. Naval Radiological Defense Labora-
tory: Dr. Edward R. Thompkins, Evan C.
Evans [IJ, William T. Pflueger, Capt. USA,
Joseph K. Gong, and Walter L. Milne. U.S.
Geological Survey, Department of Interior:
Dr. F. R. Fosberg.
July 238-24, 1956 (U. S. Navy Gruman Albatross).
Applied Fisheries Laboratory: Dr. Lauren R.
Donaldson, Mr. Paul R. Olson and Dr. Arthur
D. Welander.
The processing of the material and analyses
of the data at the Applied Fisheries Laboratory
were shared by the following staff members:
Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson, Director, Allyn H.
Seymour, Mary Ash Baird, Kelshaw Bonham,
Grace C. Brewer, Simeon T. Cantril, Marion L.
Chase, Edward E. Held, Neal O. Hines, Frank
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Division of Biology and Medicine, AEC and
Mr. Merril Eisenbud and Dr. John Harley of
the Health and Safety Laboratory, New York
G. Lowman, Paul R. Olson, Ralph F. Palumbo,
Operations Office.
At the U. S. Naval Radiological Defense
Laboratory: Mr. R. W. Rinehart, assisted by
Harley as Project Leader, Dr. Wooster as
Dorothy South and Arthur D. Welander.
Mr. John A. Seiler and Mr. William H. Shipman
were responsible for laboratory analysis of
samples and evaluation of data in 1955, and
were joined in this work in 1956 by Dr. Herbert
V. Weiss. In addition to his field participation,
Mr. Gong was responsible for preparation of
samples and evaluation of data in 1955 and was
joined in this work by Mr. Milne in 1956. Dr.
Minoru Honma, Maurice J. Brau, HN, USN,
and Phillip Simone, HM3, USN, assisted in
the 1956 analytical determinations. Mr. William
Murray
performed
services in 1955.
the
photographic
During both years, Captain
Albert R. Behnke (MC) USN, served as
scientific advisor; Dr. Stanton H. Cohn as
senior investigator for planning of the field
trips and for analysis of biological data; Mr.
Paul E. Zigman, as senior investigator for
planning and analysis of chemical data. The
divers that assisted in the 1956 survey were Lt.
P. L. Schlegel, USNR, of Underwater Demolition Team 11, and Q. D. Dennison, QM1,
USN, of Underwater Demolition Team 12,
both of U.S. Naval Amphibian Base, Coronado,
California.
The general concepts of Operation Troll were
discussed at an ad hoc meeting in Washington,
D. C., on January 12, 1955. The following
were present: Dr. A. C. Vine, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute, Dr. J. Isaacs, Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, Dr. T. Folsom,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Mr. F.
Jennings, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
Dr. J. Smith, Office of Naval Research, Mr. J.
Kane, Office of Naval Research and Mr. H. D.
LeVine, Health and Safety Laboratory, AEC.
Thedetailed planning was worked out among
Mr. J. Smith and Mr. J. Kane of the Office of
Naval Research, Dr. Warren S. Wooster of
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Mr.
Howard Brown and Dr. Willis R. Boss of the
The senior personnel at sea were Dr. John
Oceanographer and Dr. Allyn H. Seymour of
the Applied Fisheries Laboratory, University
of Washington as marine biologist.
The chemical analyses at the Health and
Safety Laboratory were performed by Edward
Hardy, Gerald Hamada and William Collins
under the direction of Dr. John Harley.
Theinitial team from the United States that
examined and cared for the Marshallese who
had been evacuated to Kwajalein were: Doctors
E. P. Cronkite, R. A. Conard, N. R. Shulman,
and R. 8. Farr from the Naval Medical Research Institute, Dr. V. P. Bond and Lt. Commander L. J. Smith from the U. S. Naval
Radiological Defense Laboratory, Dr. C. L.
Dunham, AEC, and Dr. G. V. LeRoy, Con-
sultant to AEC, and Lt. Col. L. E. Browning,
M. C.from the Armed Forces Special Weapons
Project.
VIL
Before the arrival of the team, pre-
liminary care and studies had been initiated by
the station medical officer, Commander W. 8.
Hall. Doctors T. L. Shipman, Thomas White,*
and Payne Harris of the Los Alamos Scientific
Laboratory performed the urinalyses.
The six months medical survey was conducted
by Drs. V. P. Bond, R. A. Conard, J. S. Robertson and E. A. Weden, Jr., and the twelve
months medical survey was conducted by Drs.
E. P. Cronkite, C. L. Dunham, David Griffin
(USNRDL), S. D. McPherson (NMRI) and
Kent T. Woodward (Field Command, AFSWP).
The two year medical survey was performed by
Drs. R. A. Conard, Bradford Cannon, C. E.
Huggins (USNR), J. B. Richards (USNR), and
Austin Lowery (USA) with the technical assistance of C. P. A. Strome, W. K. Border,
J. W. Hamby, L. D. Snow, W. G. Clutter,
and C. D. Severson (all USN).
Special appreciation is expressed to Violet
M. McCarthy for the secretarial work in
preparing this report.
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