28
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
Table 30—Radiochemical Analysis of Biological Specimens from Rongelap Atoll (NRDL)—Con.
IguanD, SAMPLE NO., AND SAMPLE
Wet
wager
Trssve
Bera
Gamma
Oa (mg) Activity Activity
Noctipe
ACTIVITY
itn/s
plex 10-9)
plex 16-#)| plex 10-4)|
Gefen Island:
1021, Snapper fish... a...eneeenee Head...eee.
29
9250
ae
a7
Skin...
73
1815
10
1.8
Bone....-..---------
173
3270
55
18.7
Musele._......--.---
1689, Grouper fish.
1829, Sand crab.
:
t
.
ae
;
‘
0
0
955-600
1300-260
170}
19.6
17422
00:80
230]
103
383
114
352418
BHO.
Arrowroot
owroot tubér....-.-.+--+fal
Geton .eeceeceeencenneee
73416
3064.55
86219
780-140
18
180
85
pms
eae
19625
Arrowrootleaves and stalks..| Gejon......--.-.------++
Eniaetok.
TTTdows coeeeeeeeeee ee
Pandanva leaves....--.------ Galen
ais|
10
22
184
420sk44
14004:150
46
65
B
23
2438
a3
0
70 | sre
RE
wee
06
18
Rus
RE,
19.2
65
386280
8
1 ne
ue oe
502881
1.3
187
1688, Spider enafl
do.
86)
175
zn
98
*‘
RE
2.3
102
Sr
2.0
sre
08
Coconut Jeaves.......--.+---
Osu?
Total
Rare
Earths
83.0
3.0
10]
68
Ou]
8.8
5.6]
10.0
4|
Depth,0-1 fm.........-[.-2--2 seen cone
2
Cistern.
Well
2
2
4
100
Ocean...
2
10
al.
Date of counting: April-May 1056.
is
5
do.
Gefen
305
30
Table 33—Sunshine Units of Water Samples
ts
14
‘Lagoon
aayer see3
LAND
Rue
U7
1}
1
sm
04
5
5.6 |-..----Br
ao
8 ------
a0
78
982
99
95
m6
a8
926
mr
86
‘Enisetok.
alr root.
SaMrix
89.2
17,8
Lt
0.05
04
02
86.5
22
18
7
at
i,
3]
2]
2]
1]
2
a2}
2
129
88
X
38
Gelen
Pandanos keys....-.-.------
RELAtrvE COMPOSITION (percent)
AvensonD
f
90
16
AIS
163
706-600
NDA
6
108-410
250-426
1140
400441
NDA
“
32004:300
0
3904-650
105-427
38604:840
Date ofcollection: February 1956. Date of counting: April-May 1956.
iL)
No. or
Entaetok.
Coconutshell
*NDA=NoDetectable Activity.
Table 31—AverageRelative Composition of Nuclidesia Plants, Soil, and
Dats ofcollectlon: February 1956.
NDA
NDA
41tal
1972437
‘'
a
2190
Lagoon
8
23
20
69
Coconut, whote
169
WATER
200-320
0354520
Coconnt milk
718
Som
180154960
18429
284.28
0
‘Whole
ronmance seenoe
110-460
40
20
190
9
oat | BE
PaRr
B22atAt
0
wr}
Sounce
9503.76
1204-190
40002240
28
160
Gefen
150-24
420%
15.9
53268
408
Water
Enigetok.
88
47
40|
2B
860
Rongel
Coconut meat.
2.88 x 10250
61404120
20438
3404.28
&2
1090
root
26
10000:100
58804.106
338
162
:. 8
0.2
9)
é
1
0.3
Eniastok,
Gojen
178
808
260
200
RE
-E.
sre
ery
i
+
o
sre
2}
i‘
'
\
RE.
(
> R.E.=Rare Earth Group.
Donn Rongelap
Coconnthusk.
=
23)
23|
Portulaca....--.-.--- ----
°
} 24416
07
87
Date of counting: April-May 1056,
@)
o0.2 } 28283
RE.
Br
Lert
8
Units
SAMPLE SAT | (aimbemple) azqmerte Ca)
YsLAND
16.8
54
do.
© Bunshine Unit=0,001 wo Sr/kg Oa,
HR
f
SAMPLE
INITS &
aT
0.04
Soft tissue.
Date of collection: February 1956.
RE
SuUNGENE,
Visoers.
c
|
190
‘OTAL
Acriviry
ne
e
sre
1687, Spider snail
,
:
81]
PERcENT|
ret,
29
Table 32—Sunshine Units of Plant Samples
on
LiteR
ag)
eetrik.
NDA indleates no detectable activity.
:
.
of Marshall x[Island
Units
Table 34—Sunshine
Soils (NRDL)
Soxsance
x
afm Brig Ca)
Ex-
TaLanp
48 1180410 1.131014230
a1]
20414
47104
Wise 5A
8] 304:10
0!
NDA
00
NDA
o|
32}
NDA
30
NDA
«a
2]
NDA
0
456 190-408
188 68
17|
NDA
0
aai 2041150)
208-150
Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: April-May 1956.
Sou.Tyre
|Sx*d/m/g]
Bon,
Bifo--.--.-| Smalleand-iike
Entactok
pou
.
|CaLcrun|
SuxsHme Untrs
mele
jon
1.0
060-4330
i 8861.20
L4]
10846.
8X10
8X
6.2X108E6
Wt2
822
13
4.6]
49000
6.1X10%4180
24d
12.7]
«B]
B.4X10%E15O
RL BXLOEL 2X10
20]
LOd10b6. 4108
S415
partictes and
foam,
Leamy.
:
crana
apie
26:8
40011