LaASurBIG cious AAGIATION ee URIVERSHY OF WASHINGTS Strontium-9U and Total Caicium in Tacca Collected at Rongelap Atoll. de Summary Table gp 80 Date Island Tissue Number d/m/z collected samples wet "Stron- Ca mg/g tium d/m/g units" wet Limit oi detecta~ bility wet March i958 I Aug. 1958 centers R122 1 7.9 1. 7 3600 Aug. 1958 1 Mar. 1 1.02 1100 2800 3600 3200 Mar. 1958 1 Aug. 1958 1 18.53 whole corms Mar. 1958 Aug. 1958 L 1 3.85 12.94 0.48 1.87 centers Mar. 1958 1 i.l 1 peels Mar. 1958 1 whole corms Mar. 1958 Aug. 1958 centers Mar. Aug. 1958 , 1952 (3) _3770.37 0,67 (2) 6000 e400thho 08 13 19 62 17 . 41 . 09 37 (2) 6.18 0. 66 1. 68 4300 7400 1.05 4.58 1 2 1.59 (1)) 8.33T1.1 2.0 asto (th 350 26007530 0.36 0. 50 t 0 38- 0. 18) 1 12.34 + (3) (3) 134071170 87to. 0x1) 2300153 -31to 8} Aug. 1958 2 4.327021 Mar. 1958 1 3.9704 4) 0.927. 03 8.147015 1. 50t0. o8” Aug. 1958 3 1210710 . . _ . 490 —_— 195% Aug. 1958 peels 340 306 2600 3 0.75 0 19 1 00 0.42 1.46 peeis Eniaetok 0.5 3 sl .O15 0.1667. ae 0.21 2.7 ( 0.3 stot 0. 0677. bY Mar. 1959 Kabelle 2.5 1 oO090 0 3 1 July 1957 in 6 Wo bho July 1956 ooo Rongelap whole corms 1,2 2S 1 r- Oct. 1955 © whole corms To Labaredj 2 +0) 0. 3(4) 0.75 2000 2500786 (1) Standard deviation (2) Not vet done; results will be availabie later {3) Averages of separated determinations made at different times, errors given are standard deviations. (4) The iarge difference between two strontium unit values is due to widely difering calcium values. The determination of calcium in this sample is being rechecked, DO’ARCHIVES