J. J. KORANDA
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Table 1. Tritiumcontent of samples collected on Runit Island at Cactus Crater (in T.U.)
Sample
Loose
Wood
Bound
water
water
Leaves
Loose
Bound
Loose
Litter
Bound
Loose
water
water
water
water
water
Soil
Bound
water
Messeryhmidia
ergentea,
inner
wood
tium
3 One
2970 + 50 4600 + 140 442 4.27 10704 45 152 + 17 1800 + 80 509 + 30 3.54 + 0.10 x 10°
ouler
wood
3230 + 60 2740 + 100
Messere
and,
schmidia
vity,
argentea, *
‘das
agentea,
rom
S. end
1 be
- or
.
the
Messershmidia
<70
fotescens
soil
repens
Triumfetta
lese
ries
ied.
gle
les.
ind
ad.
620 + 40
220 + 26
of Runit)
Scaevola
MC
tol]
410 + 40
540 4+ 32 1360440
Lepturus
procumbens
119420
750450
265 +28
2840 + 90
1504+ 28
600 + 40
59419
7100 + 250f
* (second sample one monthlater).
t Second analysis—10,000 + 300 T.U.
da
id,
che
se
ed
Table 2. Tritium content of samples collected on Engebi and Sanildefonso Islands (in T.U.)
les
cal
Wood
Samples
Messerschmidia argentea,
er
.
‘Sy
EngebiIs.
Scaevola frutescens,
EngebiIs.
Messerschmidia argentea,
Sanildefonso Is.
na
Lepturus repens,
i1)
n
Triumfetta procumbens,
Sanildefonso Is.
re
Sanildefonso Is,
Loose
water
65
Bound
water
Leaves
Loose
water
Bound
water
Loose
water
Litter
Bound
water
170 +20
60
530460
60
160 + 30
120 +15
1704320
60
560340
60
1960 + 60
80 +30
200440
60
180 + 60
.
60
70
Loose
water
60
Soil
Bound
water
3.68 + .10x105
60 7.50 + .05 x 104
=—«:180 + 30