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Mr, Kermit Largon
Atomic cnersy rrol ect
University of Calisor:la
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fest Los Angeles 2h,
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I understanc tha? Some of tie soil samples cre coliceted in the Pacific were
S@..0 ww gol. Car sou tell me at tnis time the activity you found in units
of disintecrstions cor ~inuic rea hi le
ah
wpe
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“e have some .ce£42,n teed
vitv from the Pecilic, measured at IYO, aud
alsa dave rate reiniats at the gane Locations.
hen compared to your Je vaca
gata of sail ictivity
uw
and dose raie readiarcs fat the same locations} tsere
is a great discrenancy. T realise tt Lt is difllculs to maxe a firm con:
version Sactor from cisintcrrations per mimte cer scram (beta comts) to
mr/hr (camma activity), yet the Pacific and “ovaca data differ by several
orders of marnitude.
Any information thrt you
as
Taek
“ave on
thie sohat will be anprecilatec.
Cordially vours,
Gordon ¥, “unnince, fealth Physicist
tlophysics Branch
Eivision of "iolory and Hedicine
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