Table 3, (continued)
Plankton net
Number Meshes Mate- eter
Plate
No.
Atoll
Island
19072
Ailinginae
18073
19074
6076
6077
"
"
Rongelap
"
6078
6079
6121
6122
*
Diam -
"
"
"
"
Dateof
Dateof
first
Ash
counting basis
Wet
basis
20
"
"
12
"
10-23-55
10-24-55
"
7-23-56
"
11-26-55
11-27-55
"
8-23-56
"
34
. 94
. 80
2.2
19
20
7-17-57
designation
per
inch
rial
of net collectinches ing
MojiriEnibuk
"
mo
Rongelap
"
2
1
2
20
20
157
74
151
170
170
Nylon
"
"
Silk
"
Rongelap
6
74
Nylon
Kabelte
"
Kabelle
20
"
6
170
170
74
"
"
"
First count
"
"
i.
7-24-56
"
7-18-57
"
"
in uc/kg*
5.5
4.6
7. 4
4}
178
20**** 45
72
4.0
8-16-57 14
8-16-57 93
As of collecting date for 1954-55, and as of counting date for 1956-57, samples.
*e
Last count 9-6-55. Plate missing.
*#* Low plate count; large error.
x*&* Decay curve rose, invalidating the entry.
. 20
6.0
Decay slope
from date of
first counting
to October
30, 1957
- 1.53
- 1.71
- 1.73
- 5.3
-1i.4
-- 4.4
- 3.7
-
1.10
'
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