-31-

large plankton and Mo

99 99m

were higher in small plankton; other-

wise the radioisotopic compositions were similar.
Analysis of sea water collected shortly after another underwater
detonation (Umbrella), inthe lagoon at Eniwetok, showed that Np?

Tel32_1132

Ggl43_p,143 ,

39
,

and Mo®9-'7c99™ were the predominant

radioisotopes in the particulate matter (>0.45u) present in the surface

water near target zero (Table 8}.

Table 8.

Percentage of gamma emitting radioisotopes in the

particulate (> 0.454) and soluble (<0. 454) form in
sea water collected 75 minutes after the Umbrella
event (8)

Radioisotope

Np229

Particulate

106 d/m/1

Per cent of
particulate

activity

Per cent of
soluble

Soluble

106 d/m/1 activity

5.2

62.5

30.0

75.6

0.02

0.2

4.0

10.1

Tel32_1132

1.9

22.3

1.9

4.7

Mo29--T.99™

0.48

5.8

3.1

7.8

Cel4l_p,14l

0.028

0.3

Cel43_py}43

0. 66

7.9.

Cel44_py!44

0. 0028

Ba!40_1,,140

0.076

237

Some of these isotopes also

the <0.45yu fraction (Table 8),

0
:

£0.1

0.9
were present

0
0

0.7
in high

1.8
amounts in

which could include materials
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