~32- WA4B AEC pan the pontoan dock at the southeast end of the island the reading ole au the deck rust and 140 c/m on piece of canvas. 19 t- a and ocean sides of the eastern ee’? jeland war surveyed on both the lagoon war : Awl $1 with special attention to monitoring the activity of the vegetation, yor activity was found over dead vegetation, but not any greater than hale Sligt 7 paocved previously at Bikini and Enyu. Typical c/m were 29 for dirt, had ake 44 for dead leaves and up to 50 for debris on the northeast beach 27 t- sn the following day, August 2, Boro Island was monitored. Boro Island ow jownwind end of the atoll has a great collection of drift items such bein: “ ne life rafts, floats, logs, etc. Some of these items gave only as ‘tb~comet points while others, especially rope, were as high as 10,000 c/m, back , paslings of activity of vegetation and of the beach were similar to The ro sy the other islands. thos: yntire shore line of Namu Island as well as the island itself was rec M4 August 3. mor” were found The highest counts of drift items and sand apiorn shore with values as high as 44,000 c/m for drift items. Values #- wood, alon jens found on the eastern shore were as follows: tar-covered ines putes prush, 600; tennis ball, 1,000; piece of cork, 44,000; oil scum, 70 ‘ patt Ls $00; rope. 1,100; raft, 300; wooden grill work, 5,000; box, 7 o% “ ap 48, 000; etc. Counts on the sand in this area average 5 to 10 per ye Wan eimilar counts on other parts of Namu, Along the northwest 1g,¢° mint’ ce SANS on the #and were the usual 25 to 30 per minute and the counts sho~ —a yere eansiderably lower than those from the eastern side of the of ars islan. cour ~ tas mage? and the there were a few drift pieces of low activity ape aU thern shore background, Counts of vegetation and soil were of the same i —, ywin was ¥ ew similar samples for the atoll in-general, — — of three anchor buoys a splinan te the Jand surveys, the top surfaces moni; area, from which biological samples were collected, were ad inte? es 4y, All measurements were made with the counter parallel to tore: and =: 262 - SS a Victoreen Model ' swe ances away from the surface of the buoy with a) difference in counts bey Meter, There appeared to be no significant -wew ey . acoeyEs 2 UNIVERSEEY anus aAsi. bueeed aie UNIY. or V “ EMIVED Party Yeas 3 io