Table 3. Concentrations of for gamma detection. Master log Measurement 1 number Duplicate counting "Cs in selected soil samples. dpm/g Measurement 2 Meas 1 dpm/g Meas 2 01-0525-71 21.7 41.3% 21.2 42.7% 01-0548-72 4.95+4.8 5.39+43.0 0.918+5.7 01-0617-92 34.4 +1.1 32.3 41.5 1.07 +1.9 01-0191-32 80.6 +2.7 83.9 +1.8 0.96123.2 01-0212-32 86.6 +1.2 78.4 +1.0 1.10 +1.6 01-0269-32 223 +1.0 201 1.02 43.0% +0.9 1.11 41.3 01-0353-91 74,2 41.5 73.4 41.0 1.01 41.8 01-0384-92 70.0 41.0 72.8 t+1.0 0.96241.4 01-0422-32 153 =6+1.8 160 +1.1 0.956+2.1 01-0481-31 475 +1.8 508 40.8 0.935242.0 01-0561-74 202 ~«+0.8 182 #1.7 1.11 #1.9 01-0463-32 297 40.9 272 40.9 1.09 #1.3 Average method of measurement. analyses were for 239,240,241, Most of the Csr and 1.0247.2% Analyses for stable iron, calciun, and strontium were performed on a Approximately 14 per- limited number of samples. Table 5 summarizes the wet-chemistry analyses cent of the samples scheduled for wet 241 chemistry were analyzed for Am. performed by MCL. The primary purpose of the 244 for wet chemistry were 50-g aliquots analyses was for comparison with the of finely divided coral, 20- to gamma-—spectrometry results. 100 plus-g aliquots of mulched vege- In the Samples provided case of some vegetation samples, tation, and 50 plus-g aliquots of these analyses fulfilled a secondary lyophilized animal tissue. role of extending the sensitivity for 24) am detection to lower levels. The remaining nuclides in Table 4 CHEMISTRY PROCEDURES were measured in only a small fraction Determinations of of the samples to provide an indica- and tion of their existing levels. sample aliquot. Gum 5010050 OE TT 8 ee oa 90 Sr, Pu, 55 Fe, Ni were made in a single A separate aliquot