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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Table 30—Radiochemical Analysis of Biological Specimens from Rongelap Atoll (NRDL)—Con.
IsLanp, SAMPLE NO., AND SAMPLE
WET
TIssuE
WEicat
(z)
Ca (mg)
Beta
Gama
NucLIDE
Gejen Island:
1621, Snapper fish.....--.......----- Head_-_.--..------.-.
SEKin._-.----.--...--
219
73
3250
6.6
1315
1.0
|
R.E
sr
NDA.....
1.65424...
0
0.2
} 2333
11.8
R.E.
| Srv
NDA. uw.
0.68-40.48. _
0
0.7
}
R.E
Sra
zZnus
RE
NDA... _1.52:0.44.__
1840_. 222.
3.5....2-..
0
0.3
98
0.7
1600.......
Ile.
1.240,29___
1480_._.__NDA...
210....-_.13.3. ..-.-.
1.7+06.92__.
6230... .....
95
8
0.2
93
0
100
7.4
0.1
80
360_-...-..
1210....-..
§.28-4-0.47__
11900___._-
19.2
65
0.3
116
173
3270
5.5
15.7
Muscle.--..--..-.---
§11
190
5.4
16.8
Viscera..............
87 j.---------
6.1
15. 9
GH. _.--.----+0-----
28
403
1.7
2.1
1630, Grouper fish.-.--.....-_-. 2... Whole___.- 2.22,
169
2190
1.8
77.9
1629, Sand crab...--...-.....--.---. Soft tissue........._-
46
1060
1.3
2.3
0
713
1638, Spider snail.......-..-2.-2-----[-----dO.eeeeneeeee
56}
175
18,7
18
102
Sr
Zn
R.E
Sroo
Zn6s
R.E
Znss
R.E
ru
2085
|
R.E
s.0
Rus
R.E
Sro
R.E
BL
0.22+.0,35..
0.8...-.-..
4.724.0.59..
ea]
«¢NDA=No Detectable Activity.
* Sunshine Unit=0.001 gc Sr%/ke Ca.
+6 R.E.=Rare Earth Group.
Date of collection: February 1956. Date of counting: April-May 1956,
Table 31—AverageRelative Composition of Nuclides in Plants, Soil, and
Water (NRDL)
SOURCE
Pagt
No. or
SAMPLES
AVERAGED
RELATIVE COMPOSITION (percent)
Cs18?
Total
Rare
Earths
Srv
Rute
PLants
Portulaca ......-----... Whole._.....------ eee oe
Papaya.....------.----. Fruit. ......--2-.-...-------
1
1
48.9
79.8
Husk. ..-_--....-__-_-__--
3
98. 2
Li
0.7
|.---.---
Meat.-...-------- eee
2
98. 9
0.05
1.0
|_--- 222.
Coconut__-..--..--.-.-- Shell... 2 ee
2
90.5
0.4
0.1 jouw...
Milk. -2.2 22-22
1
99.6
0.2
0.2
Leaves__..__--.------ 2 --
2
8.3
86.5
04
5.1
Keys......----.---- le.
2
92.6
2.2
§.5
|.--22
Leaves. ....--.-_..-----..-Afr root .--.---...2---- 2 o-e
Tuaber___.- 222-2. _on-
2
2
1
72.7
83.9
75. 4
13.3
10.3
16.8
5.1
i
1.0
ae)
83. 8
5.6
10.0
Pandanus_.....-.--...--
Arrow root...----...---- \renees veveneceeeess dence eee
Som
Depth, 0-1 In. -.-..-. |e e eee eee eee
WatTER
Cistern.....---.-..2-.-.|----- Cee eee eee eee eee eee
Well__...----.-------2.|------ eee eee eee
Lagoon. ._.-..-------.-]------------------- eee eee
Ocean... --...---------]_-------- eee eee
Date of collection: February 1956.
SUN-
l
2
11.7
0. 34
2 |.-.2-2---2 |. w-.---2 |---------i
Date of counting: April-May 1956.
SHINE
UNITS ®
24.7
Bone_.--.---.----.--
1637, Spider snail.....-.-.-....------|.---. do_.._.---.------
PERCENT;
Activity Actrviry |NUcLIDE>| AcTIVITY
oF
(djm/sam-| (d/m/sam{a/m/sam-|
Tota
plex 10-*}| plex 10~)
plex 10-4)
ACTIVITY
39, 2
17.8
83.9
64, 4
100
94.5
100
11.8 Jo. Ll
2.6 |-..-----
3.0
[.-..__L.
6.8
1.4
35.6 |--..---.
O
|....-.
i
a
2146
0.04
0.6
2.0
24:16
53-88
0
}
0
35418
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