approximately a factor of 20 less
and locally mixed) at some small
than the concentrations in the
but finite rate, or that resuspended,
Bikini cistern water.
airborne,
This assessment
suggests that
labeled soil particulates
which accumulated on the roof
either the radionuclides are being
drainage surface between rains are
leached from the concrete of
subsequently washed into the
the
cisterns (which was locally derived
cisterns.
Eneu and Bikini Groundwater
appears to be definitely potable; and
The available chemical and radiological data for groundwater samples
at FWR 1 on Eneu and HFH 1, HFH 5,
from Eneu and Bikini islands, respec-
and HFH 7,
tively, are shown in Tables 4 and 2.
acceptable for household and agri-
ALl groundwater was filtered through
cultural purposes, and for drinking
a QO.4-um filter.
entry,
Thus,
the table
for example, for IST og
refers to the quantity of
the water is chemically
if the taste can be tolerated.
(Part.),
Cs asso-
that the water from HFH 7,
Recall
considered
somewhat brackish by some western
ciated with the particulate material
standards, has been used for drinking
held on a O.4-\m filter normalized
in the past.
to a Litre volume;
refers
The U.S. Public Health Service
the BST. (Sol.)
recommends
to the quantity that passed
through the filter with the water.
Tt
study
of
is not
the purpose of
to assess
taining Cl,
this
exceeding,
SO A?
and dissolved solids
respectively, 250, 250,
and 500 mg/litre not be used if other
the chemical quality
the groundwater
that drinking water con-
for human consump-
less mineralized supplies are
tion but to make our chemical data
available.
available to the agency or group
be emphasized that, according to
responsible for such assessments.
U.S.
Public Health Service data,
We can state,
more
than lOO public supplies in the
however,
that by U.S.
. Public Health Standards, 1° the ground-
(However,
it should alsc
U.S. provide water with more than
water at FWR 2 and FWR 3 on Eneu and
2000 mg/litre of dissolved solids.)
at HEH 3 on Bikini would be considered
Newcomers and casual visitors would
brackish;
certainly find these waters almost
and
at
HEH
the water at FWR 4 on Eneu
2
and
HEH 4
on
intolerable, but many of the residents
Bikini
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