Sample
no,
Initial count
Decay
At time of collection
Organism
Date
Hour
e/m
factor
c/m
T-5
Fish
5/17
0015
"
0913
15,678
65, 823
91,271
1,28*
1. 18*
1.005*
20,000
66, 000
91, 700
. 086
. 105
767, 000
873, 000
2, 680, 000
3, 060, 000
T-7
Fish
5/18
2215
46,802
1,11*
52, 000
. 105
495, 000
1, 730, 000
Squid
Macroplankton
"
6/5
2220
1030
25,377
4,166
1. 06*
1.15
27, 000
4,790
. 105
. 147
297, 000
32, 600
Shrimp
Squid
"
"
Shrimp
T-8
Fish
Shrimp
Macroplankton
"
5/30
1638
"
1635
"
*Calculated from decay curves
HA
"
2223
"
85,536
1.15%
1,673
7.5**
949
7, 1**
12,038
7.1%
98,000
dry wt.
c/m/g
d/im / g***
.270
74, 100
259, 000
.106
12,550
.058
216, 000
6, 740
. 223
30, 200
85,500
.285
" (T-7 samples)
***Includes correction factor for self-absorption, geometry and backscatter (3.5).
tt
'!
925,000
300, 000
3, 240,000
900, 000
114, 000
756, 000
1, 050, 000
106, 000
-Vp-
Appendix Table E. Radioactivity of the mid-water trawl organisms. Correction factors used
to convert counts per minute at time of initial count to d/m/g dry weight
at time of collection.