RACIOBIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE FISH COLLECTED AT
RONGE1.AP AND AILINGINAE ATOLLS JULY 1957

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Introduction

During July 1957 collections of fish for radiobiological analysts were
made at Ailinginae and Rongelap Atoils.

The data from these collections

represent part of the information from a continuing program of radiobiological studies which was begun on March 26, 1954,

soon after the first

radiological contamination of Rongelap and Ailinginae Atolls.

Subsequent

collections were made on July 16, 1954, January 29, 1955, and October
10,

1955

All of these investigations have been reported by Donaldson,

etal. (1955).

Data from the investigations in the Rongelap area by this

our

Laboratory and other organizations have been summarized and coordinated by Dunning (1957).

‘ORRee Oe Neda

collected August 3,

Results of the analyses of additional material

1956 are included in this report.

_Materials and Methods

Fish were collected at Enibuk Island,

by poisoning an area of the inner reef
by hook and iine in Mogiri Pass

Ailinginae Atoll, on July 11,

Ome large grouper also was

On July 17,

1957,

1957.

taken

a collection was made

in the lagoon in front of the village on Rongelap Island, Rongelap Atoll, and

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