11
GROSS ACTIVITY
Table 6—Results of Analyses Performed at HASL
LAND PLANTS
HASL|NRDL|
No.
No.
3437__..
‘
3438__-_
3439___-
Samprmsc
Location
ORGANISM
Tota ACTIVITY
TISSUE
Srv
d/m/gram
Caw
dj/m/gram
Ca
gramis/
gram
0,22 40.01
|---.-----.--
0.00022
C-Date* d/m/gram
ie and in- 4-17-56
621
Rongelap--.} Coconut_...]}
ner shell.
Milk.-....--.-Quter husk._._.
623 |...do_.....]--.-. do.__.._- Innershell_...Meat and milk.|
Outer husk.....
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
4-17-56
525
|.---W1do......|---..do.....-.
4-17-56
Inner sheil___--
Meat and milk_| 4-17-56
Entire....--..- 4-17-56
2640.7
4341.7 0.11 +0.10
19 +2.7
7lacL. 7 }-.---.---.--_.]-----.---2-26-0,7 0.14 40,06 |-...-.---.-9842.2 0. 047-40. 039 J-__--_.--..6641.7 0.70 40.04 j|-.---.-.-.-3540.7
0.081+0.071
0.00020
2604-230
0. 26
44
0.00038 |_.-..---...--_J--.-----]--.--.
0.00013
480+-210
O62 j....-.
0. 00001 2140-41800
0.048 |_--_.0.00085
375+ 21
11
[---.-0.23
186+ 98
104+ 4.7
0.004 }---..63
|------
6. 00031
67 29
0.45
|---..-
0.00010
11802-500
0. 62
38
Likiep.....j--... do.__..-_]-- 2. do.....----.
4-17-56
10-40. 7
0.0464:0.02
$441__.-
535
Rongelap..|
4-14-66
42+1.9
0.26 +0. 11
3447. ---
658 |-.--.do.__..-. Arrowroct.._|--.. do.....-.--- 4-14-56
3456_.-.
856
Gegen__. ..|--... do... -.-|...-. do_._..-..--
3476..-.
580
Eniwetok._|--...do__..-..]--.-. do.-.-u---.- 4-14-66
3492...
726
Enfaetak._.{...__ do... ..]-.... do._....-.--
4-14-56
6742.1
3505_...
674
Sifo. .-...-.]--_.-
4-14-46
§9-+2.2
3519_.-.
$541...
766
807
Utirik._....|...._do...2-}2 do_...-....- 4-14-56
Likiep...-./--__. do... feedo....-....- 4-14-46
2641.6
7341.1
0.22 +0. 06
<0. 13
17 +2.8/
3. 82.1
*O-Date: Date of counting.
|..-...
2452-215
Utirik... ._j....do_-__.--
— do.__....--
0.85
0. 00020
0. 0096
$03
4-14-56
450+ 21
0.00015
782
536 |-.--.do....-.|.---.dO..--ne-}---n0 do.._.------ 4-14-56
Percent
Osi?
j-.---.--.-.-
3513__--
3442.___
Percent
Sr
8722.1 0.080+0.043 j..--...-....
614-:2.0]2.7 40.1
|... 2-22.
3594_.--
Pandanus...|--... do._..---..-
8. 0. *
3041.5
S018
lost
lost
30044.1/3.6
+0.15
18043.8)
40.82
|-------....1
343.7
|i... 22.
0. 00010
S730
[.--.--
[_.--.---]------
|... ---2 2}. | ee] ee eee fee eee
0.0012
1370 57
L2
a3
64 +16]
6.00060
1050-620
0.77
30
0.20 +0.06
17°
40.6]
0.00060
1654: 45
0.19 +0.03
36
1.0
0. 0026
1.4
250
+6.4]/
324
0.00003
0.00070
6.2
3300910
<85
0. 30
25
0.31
61
0. 84
___-._--
65
52
«Sunshine Unit = 0.001 uc Sri/kg Ca.
B. Marine Organisms and Birds
Graph 2 indicates the general level of
activity in fish at Rongelap Atoll and the
decline of activity with time.’
Tables 7, 8, and 9 report the results of NRDL
analyses for the February 1955 survey.* Tables
10, 11, and 12 are for the February 1956
survey.‘ Tables 13 and 14 show the analyses
by HASL.®°
Table 7—Summary of Beta and Gamma Activity Concentration in Fish and Marine Invertebrates
(NRDL)*
RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION (u¢/ke) (4)
LARGE FISH (>)
Location
No, of
Specimens
Rongelap Atoll:
North Lagoon... ....--....-.--------------
$i
South Lagoon....-...--.-..---..----..--_-
3
Rongerik Atoll:
SMALL FisH (°)
Activity
8
v
0.22
- 054
No. of
Specimens
CRABS AND CLAMS
Activity
&
v
No, of
Specimens
Activity
B
v
SNAILS
No.of
Specimens
1.2
22
49
1.58
4
Li
1,25
2
0.33
7
iM
0.94
3
0. 49
1.76
—(d)
Activity
8
19.5
Y
5.6
|-...-.-.[---..-..
Eniwetak......2-..-0--20--02---- een e een
21
0.23
0. 26
2
23
221 }-.-----Utirik Atoll:
Utirik.._...2-.---.-.- 402-22 --------- == |---| | -e--e
6
ai4
O04 jou fee eee
Likiep Atoll:
Likiep_._..-.--.--.----22---------- eee
1;
0.02
0. OL
3
205
01
1
0.12
0.35 |-..-_2--]..-2 fe.
Bikar Atoll:
Bikar_._...----.---0--- -.--------------- |---| ee | eee |e |e [eee
2
0.39
0.19 [.--..-.-] 2a}
(s) pe are in terms of Co® equivalent.
(b} 150g,
(Ce) <150¢.
(a) No data taken.
*Collections made about February 1, 1955, Data reported as of March 1, 1955.