11
GROSS ACTIVITY
Table 6—~—Results of Analyses Performed at HASL
LAND PLANTS
HASL|NRDL|
Pr.
a ateFas MutTE ale BiyaABd,
No.
No.
8ampune
Location
ORGANISM
2620.7
Utirik... _.
Liklep.....
Rongelap.-
4-17-66
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-66
4-17-56
4-14-56
4341.7 0.11 40.10
7141.7 |.--.-.-.-----2620.7 0.14 2-0. 06
982:2.2 0. 047-40. 039
6641.7 0.70 +0. 04
3540.7 0.0810. 071
8722.1 0. 0802-0. 043
6122.0) 2.7 +01
1040.7 0.04620. 02
4241.9 0.26 40.11
658 |-.--- do._.....
856 Gegen._. __
580 Eniwetok__
726 Eniaetak._.
674 Sifo..-_...766 Utirik....-.
4-14-56
4-14-66
4-14-56
4-14-56
4-14-56
4-14-56
Rongelap.-|
3438....
523 |--..-Ao-....-|--.-.do. ....--
3439_...
525 |-----do..._.}-....do...
3613__.3534_.__
3441__..
752
803
535
3447__..
3456__..
3476__..
3492._..
3505...
3519_...
Outer and in-
Cis?
d/mjgram
4-17-56
521
8541....|
re
d/m/gram
C-Date*|d/m/gram
3487_._.
3442...
TOTAL ACTIVITY
TRSUE
Coconut...
536 |...do....-.
807
414-56
Likiep..___
*C-Date: Date of counting.
4-14-46
7,341.1
8.U.«
gram
Percent
Sr
Percent
Css?
0.22 +0.01
30+1.5
lost
300441)
1803.8
6722.1
5042.2
2641.6
Ca
grams/
$0.16
3.6
1.4
0.20
0.19
0.22
lost
+0.15
+40. 82
+0. 06
+0.03
+0.06
$6.13
* Sunshine Unit = 0.001 uc Sr®/kg Ca.
B. Marine Organisms and Birds
Graph 2 indicates the general level of
activity in fish at Rongelap Atoll and the
decline of activity with time.’
Tables 7, 8, and 9 report the results of NRDL
analyses for the February 1955 survey. Tables
10, 11, and 12 are for the February 1956
survey. Tables 13 and 14 show the analyses
by HASL.®¢
Table 7—Summary of Beta and Gamma Activity Concentration in Fish and Marine Invertebrates
(NRDL)*
Ravioactivity CONCENTRATION (yc/kg) (*)
LARGE FisH (>)
Locarion
No. of
Speci-
mens
Rongelap Atoll:
North Lagoon. ....-...2---..0------------
Bouth Lagoon...--.-.--.---.-------2-- eee
Rongerik Atoll:
Eniwetak..--...--.-2..---2.2----2 neon eee
:
Activity
6
Y
31
0.22
2|
0.23
3
BMALL FISH (*)
. O54
No. of
Speci-
mens
Activity
8
1.2
22
7
14
0. 26
2
-2
0. 33
CRABS AND CLAMS
49
No. of
Speci-
mens
7
1.58
0. 94
4
3
Activity
A
Y
1.54
1.25
0.49
1.76
SNAILS
No. of
Speci-
mens
2
Activity
8
10.5
7
5.6
—(d) }---2 222 | --e-eee
21 j.--~---- |---| eee] nee] | eee
Utirik Atoll:
Utirik.. 2-2-2 - eee eee ene [enn ee ene nee] eee eee
6
«14
O04 j---. 22 - eee] eee |e ef eee fee eee ee
Likiep Atoll:
Likiep-_-----.---- 002 eee eee eee eee
1
0. 02
0. Of
3
»05
0
1
0.12
0.35 [22 --- fee nef eee eee
Bikar Atoll:
Bikar... .----- 222 --2 2. ene ee nn [ee ne nnn ene [eee eee few ee nee fone ee ene fee eee eee
2
0.39
0,19 |-...-~--1----2---]------(» pe are in terms of CoM equivalent.
©) >150g.
(2 <150g.
(® No data taken.
*Collections made about February 1, 1955. Data reported as of March 1, 1955.