3.) Remedial Measures An important feature of any future research program, especially at Enewet ak and Bikini Atolls, should be an evaluation of methods for reducing the potential dose to residents resettling the atolls. There are two basic “methods, other than abstention from eating local foods, for possibly reducing the dose and these are: a.) To reduce the uptake of 13706. 90 Sr into the edible food products and/or b.) To reduce the radionuclide inventory in the soil. Preliminary studies, limited by current funding and program obligations, are underway to evaluate the potential of both of these concepts. However, much more thorough and complete programs should be established under the P.L. 96-205 program. For example, more complete and sophisticated studies could be conducted to evaluate various agriculture practices, using different high potassium and nitrogen fertilizer to the block the uptake of VW37e6, Different types and amounts of fertilizer, different application rates, application of stable elements (Cs, Sr) and different irrigation practices should all be evaluated in a controlled, scientific manner to evaluate the effectiveness of the techniques to reduce radionuclide uptake by subsistence crops. These efforts should incorporate appropriate expertise where necessary such as tropical agriculturalists, soil scientists and hydrologists if necessary. Also, experiments designed to evaluate possible means of reducing the soil radionuclide concentration should be expanded. Current 100 mx 100 m plots have been denuded of all vegetation and are being monitored to see if there is a reduction in the soil inventory, with a concurrent increase in radionuclide 37