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Tatle &.

Summary of the radioassay by

lon-exchange analysis

of liver tissue af reef fien fron Enibua Island,

July 11, 19°7

Dowex 50 separation

Practions

in order

(Counts made tn October

Isotope

9.5% oxalic acta
5% ammonium citrate

pH 3.5, b-m

a/m

d/a/g

sample

weight

ash

of elution

1957

wet

Pe)

11,872

516

zn©5

6,187

269

"oH

"

C057

5,902

257

"

"1

"

Co

1,192

48

n

"

"

C06)

ag

21

pH 4.1, a-t

mn54

128

5

pH 5.1, b-k

sr9V

2

0

6 M HCl

Mn 34

458

20

4 and 2.5 M HCl

Co?’

3,268

172

nom

ws

C038

485

21

"oe

"oom"

Coo?

756

33

zn©5

11,898

517

pd 3.5,

0,p and

Dowex 1 sevaratton®*
Fractions tn
of elution

order

3.305 M HCl

* ash weight of sample ).38" grams.

**These fractions contained considerable amounts of
manganese,

cobelt,

and zinc,

indicating an over-

loading of the Dowex SO cationic resin.

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