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December 2, 1969
Me. Jack A. Tobin
Bikiat Rehab. Project Coordinator
Majura, Mershel! isiands
96966
WATER ARALYBI§ - SIKINT ATOLL
BEST COPY AVAILABLE
Bear Jack:
Thies replies ts your letter of Nowesber 20, 1969, aeking fer
@satataance ta obtaining @ radinactive analysis of Sikinf Atol}
water staples, I vaderstand thet ground weter samples were takec
tmet svemer dvriag the cleanup operations ot the Atoll and thet
arvae of the teate showed beraful levele of redioactivity. Beteil
date concerning the water sanples, al
with date on samples of
ta be published before
vegetation and atrine life, are enpec
very lung.
Frank Ciuff end 3 nave diseussed your request that additions!
eemp ling of the water now be made. We agrees samples of the ground
water supply should be taken. Aloo, we believe eamples should be
taken from the catchment water system on Bikial as well ae from
the cetchaent water system on Bnec.
The redtcactive analysis wil!
be performed by the 6, 8. Publia Keelta Service as eoordineted by
Frent Cluff. The regults of the eonlyats vill be furnished you by
wy office,
We are sending you einteen (16) coutatners. one (1) fomnel; aad
one (1) gallon of dtetitled water. We would like @ one-galloe
eanple from etch of the ecuress for radicective analysis.
As I
waderetead tt, there fe @ water catchment system Qad grovad wate:
@ total of
eource on Bikial as well ae on Bee: thus, mek
of the one-ge!l a
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you
euggest
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reapining eight
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coateat.
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the
e.-ntainese fs: sampling
for
tastructtons
following
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collecting ell water samples should be caref. ily ubsecved:
Each sample
1. The seeple conteingra provided ave t. be veed
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