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an area where theyare able to famn it and to take the water from the
area. ] think that isa practical situation.
OONTAMINATION
OF FOOD SOURCES
Mr. Yates. Suppose vou were to plant other coconut trees. How
long doe: 3t take coconut trees to come ¢
Let's ask the next question. We talk as though coconuts were the
only food there. Isnt there other food?
Mrs. Vax Cxeve. There is. indeed.
Mr. Yates. What other foods do theveat ?
Mrs. Vax Creve. Breadfruit. papaya.swect potatoes.
Mr. Yates. Arc all of these contaminarcl /
Mrs. Vax Creve. All of these have turned out to Le contaminated
when grown in Bikini.
Mr. Yates. That is because of the soil being contaminated?
Mrs. Van Creve. That is correct.
Mi. Yates. And the contamination in the soil is transferred ta the
food apd ithorye po Wi Tew Cal Blotrt te tleiel de Dm he cots:
tiated: i phis comoe
Wir. Dea.That is correct.
Mr. Yates. How much Of a chore is it to bring food in from the
outsidc ? Suppose it wire a barren atoll: they didn't have the oppor:
tunity to grow things.
Mrs. Vax Creve. I think it is entirely feasible to bring food in
from the outside. What we believe. however, qlio toleprae pla it
is now foosille to export Minit, Jolande oe
ngt eat the things thypare sewing there and neti bi sti
ofeem We conld feed them entirely Tyo Gite oe sa gbee st we
could not barthem enectively drom eating icalpractice.
CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER
Mr. Yates. How do they get their water now? What is the water
that is contaminated ? Is it from wells?
Mrs Vas Creve. Icis a groundwater supply as J under-tand it. vee.
Mr. Dear. My understanding is that there are sine cistem. too.
some runoff water from rain. but T think it is the wells too, They have
to use the wells under certain conditions. There isnt enough ¢istern
Water.
Mr. Yarrs. There is not enoug): cistern water. The cistem water ts
not contaminated, is it?
Mr Try., Not to anv extent to cause them this kind of problem. sir.
.
os phud th. wellwatorjs contaminated?
Mi. bean Yes. sir iti-.
Mr. Yates Ts there any wav of decontaminating the well water?
Can vou boil the contaminants ont?
Mr. Dear. No. sir. It would take a very sophisticates
resins used in chemical proccssi
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the TACIOACEIVILY,
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Mr. Dru. T really don't know. We have never looked at that prob- len, that J knowof, except back during the fallont davs there was na
questic ; about decontaminating milk, and there was some Jooking at
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