CONTENTS ABSTRACT 2 20. ww ee ee ee te SUMMARY e . , . eo e e e ° ee e . 8 . os @ @ ee oo #8 @ ii e ° ° e e e e ° iv ......5 5+ ee 0 ee we ee ew ese v CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION... .....--2.200 0000s 1.1 Objectives... . . 1 ee ee ee eee 1 1 CHAPTER 2 GROSS ACTIVITY IN PLANTS, SOIL, CORAL, ALGAE, AND WATER ,.,.....2.2.4.0.288688 2.1 Procedures at the Laboratory . eee ew we 2.2 Results and Discussion, .,......8.8682.2.1 Major Foods .. 1... 6 + we ew ew 3 3 4 4 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 @ eo. e e . ii « a Miscellaneous Plant Samples .... 5 Soil. 2. 2. 2. 1 2 sw we ee we ee ew Coral, Lagoon-Bottom Silt, and Algae Water. . 1.1. 6 2s se ee ewe 7 10 11 NATURE OF THE RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION IN PLANTS, SOIL, CORAL, LAGOON-BOTTOMSILT, AND WATER. . 6 2 + 6 © © © © © © © © © we ww 3.1 Results and Discussion. . . 2. 1. 6 2. 6 sw we ew 13 13 INTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF FISH, MARINE SPECIMENS, AND BIRDS . «2... 6 6 2 ee ew eee 4.1 Laboratory Procedures. . 2. 1. « + 6 2 «© © es 15 15 4.2 Results and Discussion. . 6 « 6 « «© ss» © © 17 44, le ale _o ke Tye vi 370 @0OFf