preteenseee 925 an area where they arc able to famn it and to take the water from the aree. 1] think that isa practical situation. CONTAMINATION OF FOOD SOURCES Mr. Yares. Suppose vou were to plant other coconut trees. How long doc: it take coconut trecs to come ¢ Let's ask the next question. We talk as thong! coconuts were the only food there. Isn't there other fornl? Mrs. Van CLeve. There i} s. indeed, Mr. Yates. What other foods do theveat / Mrs. Van Cuieve. Breadfruit. papaya.sweet potatoes. Mir. Yates. Arc al] of these contaimmmasc]/ Mrs. Vaw Creve. All of these have turned out to le contaminated when prown in Bikini. Afr, Yates. That is because of the soil being contaminated/ Mrs. Vas Creve. That is correct. Mr. Yares. And the contamination in the soil js transferred ta phe foodand MS PO MAN Tiey Cals BPoes al acting ot: . Dear PratiISL Orrect., Mr. Yates. How much Of a chore is it to bring foot in fron: tie outside? Suppose it wire a barren atoll: they didi't have the oppor tunity to grow things. Mrs. Vax Cir, I think it ts entirely feasible to bring food i from the outside. What we believe, however ajso rope peu 3s res “ is nat ln 4 AN eel “Pesci” Tadanee - he podey ete at get. ae nol enthe Chines this ae Verape there ameb nets be yet oe eontl feel then eniiiety Prod OLt sie ye could 10! birthLotyy ej trompeatingfocalpre dies, 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. Vaw Creve, It isa groundwater supply as T understand it. ves. Mr. Dean. My understanding is that there arm sane cistern. tao. some runof water from rain. but J thinkit ts the wells too. They fave to use the wells under certain conditions. There isn’t enough cistern water, Mr. Yatrs. There is not enough cistern water. The cistem water i hot contaminated. ts it t Mr Tey: , Not to anv extent to cause them this kind of problem, =ir. - Anil th. a ellywateris contaminate / Mi. beac. Yes. sin itis, Mr. Yares there Te any way of decontaminating the well water! Lan vou boilthe contaminants out? Mr. Dear. No. sir. It would take a very sophisticated systep. of resins used in chemical processina eT The paces UViLy. MTT TATE.HOMerri a TEN PCS IVE Ts 1 Mr. Drs. T really don't know. We have never Jooked at that problon, that} Anowof, except back during the faliont days there was a questic » about decontominating milk, and there was some looking at 50 501153}