TABLE B.16

ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF DEVICE ENVIRONMENT

The sea water analysis is after Sverdrup (Reference 64), except U which was determined from a Bikini lagoon water
semple taken just prior to Tewa. The remaining analyses were made at NRDL for Project 2. 6a, Operation Castle
(Reference 63), except the Ca and Mg reef values which were estimated from Reference 65.
Fraction by weight
Observed Operational

Element

Sea water

Surface Coral

(Zu and Fi)

Reef and Lagoon

Floor

(Tewa)

Avg. Surface

Backgrounds

and Lagoon

(mg/2.6 ft*)

Floor (Na)

Sea Stations

How Island

Ca

0. 00040

0. 340

0. 368

0. 354

2.16240. 92

4.15+42.27

Na

0. 01056

Q. 0033

Q. 0069

9.0051

2.4940. 86

4.12+0.97

K
Cl

0. 00038
0. 01898

0. 00001
0. 0023

0. 0003
0.0017

0. 00026
0. 0020

0. 4220. 09
1.3120. 39

0.5140.11
2.674 (?)

Mg

0. 00127

0. 0260

0. 0110

0. 0185

1.6340. 33

2.50+1.07

Fe

2x 1078

4.2 1075

0. 0002

0. 000121

0. 8620.14

0.65+0.15

U

3x 107°

Pb
Cu

4x 107°
8x 107%

* Not available.

*

*
1.6 x 1078

.

*
1.6 1074

*

*
1.6 x 107*

.

t

0.9220.05
0.30+0.09

t

0.96+0.05
0.26+0.07

t Not detectable.

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