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.

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