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Me. D. H. Nucker
High Commissioner, Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands
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P, QO. Box 542
Agana, Guam
Dear Mr. Nuckert
The following is a brief description of the objectives
and proposed activities of tha University of Washington biological survey team at Rongelap Atell during September, 1959.
Any modifications or additiona which you or your representatives might suggest would be appreciated. We would also
appreciate it if you would forward one of the enclosed copies
to Mr, Niel Morriss if you see fit to do so.
The objectives of the September, 1959 biological survey
of Rongelap Atoll are:
1.
Monitoring of the biota and environment for radio-~
active contamination to provide information essen-
tial to the estimation of potential hazards.
2.
A study of the ecology of the area with the emphasis
on the biological cycling of stable and radioactive
elements.
3.
Oservation of the biota for the purpose of recording
atypical organiams which may be present.
The areas to be studied are the emergent land and adjoin-~
ing veefs, the lagoon waters and the lagoon botton.
The land and reef etudies will be essentially a contims-
tion of previous surveys at Rongelap, Eniaetok and Kabelle
Islands with the addition of less detailed gatigetions and observations at Gejen, Naen, Gogon, Mellu, Bis‘ok and Arbar Islands.
The lagoon studies will include approximately fifty stations
distributed throughout the lagoon. Plankton’ samples and bottom
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