- 67 -

APPENDIX A
fable 2.

Survey Meter Readings at Ronzgelap Atoll

November 7, 1955

Rongelap Island

3' above ground
closed
open

Area
Landing in front of village

intertidal area

Landing in front of village

above high tide line

1" above ground
closed
open

.O4

.O4

04

.O4

.06

.10

.08

.13

60 paces from lagoon to cistern .08

0.3

.08

Schoolhouse - hospital area
Schoolhouse - papaya cluster

.O7

0.3

.L0

09

0.5

0.4

1.2

.14

0.8

0.10

0.6

0.09

0.4

0.15

0.9

(soil sample A-11 & 12)

Well behind schoolhouse, grassy

area (soil sample A-9 & 10)

0.4
225

(Heading south along path near

lagoon side of island. General

direction N - S.)

Village center - concrete posts
grass
.O7
Village center - concrete posts
gravel
.O7
Village plus 100 paces

grass

Village plus 100 paces gravel
.11l
And plus 75 paces, at church
grass
.06
gravel
Plus 70 paces, inside hut
O.4
inside hut, pandanus mat
inside hut, roof

0.3
0.15

0.6
225
3.0

outside of hut, noof

Plus another 200 paces,

pandanus grove

Plus another 350 paces, mostly

grass

Schoolhouse, inside
Schoolhouse, table
Hospital, inside

Hospital mattress

O.10#
.06
.O7

0. 4s
0.35
0.4

1.0
0.5

fro
0

1.2

8.0

0.4

3.5

0.5%

2.0*

0.4

3.0

0.5

5.0

0.09

0.7

0.05"

0.4"

0.11

0.9

0.2
0.12

0.06

1.2
0.9

0.5

* Values rechecked because they were less at 1" than at 3'.

Select target paragraph3