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RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES

Table 27—Radiostrontium in Land Hermit Crabs (Cenobita sp.) Collected at Rongelap Atoll July

23-24, 1956 (AEL)

Radioactivity as of Counting Date, September 10, 1956
SPECIMEN NUMBER

TISSUE

ToTaL

TsLaND

B ACTIVITY

d/m/g wet

I-49___ 22-2 Liver... ewan ene Eabelle..........-..-----

Srv

Calcium

d/m/g wet

g/g wet

"SUNSHINE

Units”

243

4242

0.003804

6250231

1.6 +0.3

Muscle._...--..2--..-----.]--2.. do. ..--.---------------

434

62422

0. 00320

889043110

0.0

Do......--.----.----.----

Skeleton _...-_..--..-.-.--|----- do....-..--------.-----

5, 410

0. 206

5310419

0. 24-0. 02

T-50. 222 -ee

Liver - -.22.0-...--22------ ene do__.. 2-22. --------.

633

474+14

0. 00718

31104946

3.6 41.8

--|

Muscle.....-...2--..------}--.-- do_..-.--------.--.--.-

273

2446

0.00223

4910-+1170

2.4 +0. 76

Do.....---..---.---------

Skeleton _...-_.---.----u--f----e a

4,100

1910+3

0. 202

2960+7

0. 582-0. 16

Do, --.----22-- oe eee eee Skeleton. _..-...-..---...|--.-- do.
T-62 ne ne eeeeee eee] eee G0... wee Rongelap- ..---..---..---.

5,600
3,900

2130+-130
1310-+-6

0. 189
0.177

44404.158
3360414

0. 32-40. 04
0. 483-0. 14

Do

Do

---|

T-51_.22--. oo eee ee Mustle.._..-.-.----.------]----- do... 2-22 --- een

444

2400-9

90+-6

0.00919

51202382

Table 28—Radiochemical Composition of Residual
Contamination (NRDL)*
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ACTIVITY OBSERYED *
MATERIAL

RADIONUCLIDES
Srs?

!

i

Sri; Srie

Srv

Rare
Harthg

Arrowroot....---------- eee
Breadfruit__._...---..---.-------------------Coconut frond_____-__.---2- eee lee
Coconut meat...........-_.-----.-- Lee
Coconut milk... 22-2
Grass. ...-.---.----- 2 eee

13
*NDA
1.2
NDA
NDA
1.3

5.9
6.3
6.0
NDA
NDA
4.6

Pandanus_.._...-.--.----..--- 2-2-8

0.5

2.4

Papaya_--_..--.------ eee

1.6

7.3

Coral. ...- 22

3.2

Soil__..--- 2. eee

0.8

2.2

73

0.1

Eagoon bottom__......--._-.-- 222
Cistern water.........-.-- 2-2 ee
Ground water.....--.._.-.---..--..2-----__.--

1.1
2.9
0.8

5.0
8.6
2.5

82
41
49

0.2
24
20

Lagoon water_.....-.-_.---._--.--------------

0.9

14

4.0

* Values as of 15 July 1955 (16 mosafter the nuclear detonation),
from the reported parent values.
« No detectable activity.
*Collections made about Febraury 1, 1955.

3.0
50
80
1.2
0.9
74

Zrit b

0.5
19
4.2
NDA
NDA
6.4

12
a7
67

76

0.2
31

Rui b

Csit?

7.8
NDA
6.7
NDA
NDA
4.3
0.6
12

10

9.7

80
24
1.6
95
96
8.4
95
11

4.5

Li

23.3

L1

13
20
16

7.0

NDA
13
9.2

0.8

bNb* and Rhl0t may be calculated

OMe P an.

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