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APPENDIX G
Radloactivity of Soils and Sand

Table 3.

Values expressed in thousands of d/n/g

pete and

__Island

elap Atoll
Rongelap,A
Kabelle

'
on
a

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2

gi

Area

Activity

soil - 200 yards
from lagoon near

top 3 inches
3-6
"

15.8
0.762

area
soil near above

.
top 3 inches

23.0

mid-island, open

sample, level

“—
7 4

otal

Sample Depth

grassy area
lagoon sand from

3-6

"

0.416

1.83

6 feet of water

Labared Jj

soil - SW part of
island 100 yards

in from lagoon,

top 3 inches
3-6
"

9.59
0.554

open area

near above sample

top 3 inches

10 feet west of
well, near vil-

top 3 inches
3-6

under a tree
10/22/55
Rongelap

lage, level grassy

3-6

25.3

"

0.231

3.67
0.808

area
under papaya trees top 3 inches
near schoolhouse, 3-6

4.6
1.46

rocky soil

sand from anchor

chain, 2 miles off
Rongelap Island,
in lagoon at depth
of 150 feet

1.64
.

a

sand from bottom

_.

7.346

of well, water

depth 16 inches

he
-Mpes Atoll
*

23/55

mogiet

soil

2.54

sand from anchor

0.739

off Mogiri Island,

in lagoon at depth
of 150 feet
xt atte

.

UNT pAS
NY

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