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Tewa site, has been transported along the reef perimeter masking the Tewa
ratio signature in surface sediments in the Crater area environs.
5.1~4

Europium-155
The areal distribution of

ments is shown in Figure 14.

155

Fu in lagoon surface sedi-

The highest concentrations were found along the

northern sector of the lagoon at Stations B-19 and B-18.

At most other

Stations across the lagoon, the areal distribution of 155 Eu is very similar to
the distributions of

239+240

Pu.

Considering the chronology of the testing

schedule at Bikini, the short (1.91 year) physical half-life of this radionuclide may be responsible for both the relatively low Soe concentrations
measured in Station B-30 sediments (assuming Baker test debris was sampled
here), and the relatively high concentrations found in sediments in the north

central sector of the lagoon.
show similar

239+249,

Puf

155

The nature in which large areas of the lagoon

~~Eu or

241 4,195 Eu ratios indicate that the distribu-

tion of these three radionuclides from individual tests are similar.

the relatively short half-life of

155

Further,

Eu is useful in separating the extent to

which debris produced at different times is distributed in areas containing
radioactivity from several detonations.
5.1-5

Cesium-137

The distribution of
in Figure 15,

137

Cs in lagoon sediments is shown

The highest concentration of '376, measured was found in sedi-

ments collected at Station P-20.

The distribution of 23942405, 1376, ratios

across the lagoon illustrates that at least two areal distributions of V37e,
are responsible for the concentrations measured:

one centered at Station B-20

in the northwest quadrant; and one centered in the Zuni Crater area.
distribution of

239+240,,137
Pu/

The

Cs ratios to the east of Station B-20 show a

rapid increase from a ratio of 3.92 at Station B-20 to a ratio of 184 at

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