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RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
Table 27—Radiostrontium in Land Hermit Crabs (Cenobita sp.) Collected at Rongelap Atoll July
23-24, 1956 (AFL)
Radioactivity as of Counting Date, September 10, 1966
SPECIMEN NuMBER
TISSUE
TOTAL
B actrytty
djm/g wet
IsLAND
T-49_ 2 eee
Do__.. 22. eee eee
Liver... 2-22-22 -- --- ee Kabelle....-...--2.--2---Muscele.._.---. ----..------ oe. s(n
243
434
Do__..- oe.
Skeleton. .-._.---..--.-___}- oe do... 2.
5, 410
I-80 wwe eae
Liver___ 222. Jeet ee |e. do... eee
633
Do__u.- ee eee Muscle..__.._.-.---.------]_---- do_.--. 0 ee eee
Do... eee Skeleton ._.......-..--- wae[oenne do_..-----.---2--- eae
273
4,100;
T-§1__22--.-------- ee
Musele.._..2 2.222222} do__..-------- ene
444
Do._.-.------- eee Skeleton___...--2-- ---2-_] Loe. do_.. woe.
J-§2..---.0.----- ene do... 2-22 Rongelap.__..---.---.--.-
5,600
3,000
Srv
d/m/g wet
Calcium
g/g wet
“SUNSHINE
Units"
Sr: Sr
62504-231
889043110
1.6 +0.3
0.0
0. 206
5310419
0, 240, 02
0.00718
31104-946
3.6 +1.6
2446
1310-3
0.00223
0. 202
49104-1170
2960+:7
2.4 +0. 75
0. 58-0. 16
90-6
0.00919
5120-4382
0. 7130. 05
0. 189
0.177
44404-158
3360-414
0. 320. 04
0. 48-0. 14
4242
62422
0, 00304
G. 00320
24004-9
47+14
2130-130
1310-5
Table 28—Radiochemical Composition of Residual
Contamination (NRDL)*
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ACTIVITY OBSERVED *
MATERIAL
RavdIONUCLIDES
Srs
Srv0
Csi?
Coral__ oe Lee eee eee eee
3.2
Soil. eee eee.
0.38
2.2
w3
O1
23.3
11
Lagoon bottom. .-.-..
Cistern water.....-...
Ground water_....-..Lagoon water_....-...
11
2.9
0.8
0.9
5.0
8.6
2.5
4.0
82
41
49
76
0.2
24
20
9.7
13
20
16
7.0
NDA
13
9.2
0.38
® Values as of 15 July 1955 (16 mosafter the nuclear detonation).
from the reported parent values.
* No detectable activity.
*Collections made about Febraury 1, 1954.
67
0.5
19
4,2
NDA
NDA
6.4
0.2
31
Byr106 b
1,3
*NDA
12
NDA
NDA
1.3
0.5
1.6
14
3.6
50
80
12
0.9
74
L2
37
Zrvs b
Arrowroot.-__--.------ een n ee eee eee eee
Breadiruit____-- ween cee eee eee
Coconut frond___..___. -..--.-- 2.22 e ee
Coconut meat_....___.. --.-_-.-2--2--- woe e eee
Coconut milk 2-2. eee
Grass___. =e Lee eee eee
Pandanus_-_-.---.--..- .------------a--------Papaya...--_.--.----- ---- eee eae eee
----2- 22 eee eee-_--- 0-2 eee
_.--2 0-2 eee
------------------------
5.9
6.3
5.0
NDA
NDA
4.6
2.4
7.3
Rare
Earths
10
7.8
NDA
6.7
NDA
NDA
4,8
0.6
12
80
24
1.6
95
96
8.4
95
il
4.5
11
&’ Nband Rh! may be calculated