Correction factors used to convert

counts per minute at time of initial count to d/m/1 at time of

Sample
no.

Depth
© (m) 3

Initial count
Date
Hour
c/m

Decay
factor*

At time

c/m

W-1-513
" 514
" 515
" 516
" 517
" 518
" 519

0
5
25
50
100
200
300

5/16
"
"
"
5/17
"
"

2317
"
2310
"
0005
"
0200

3, 636
5, 902
736
2, 030
431
147,
274

1.86
1.71
2.11
1.64
1,34
1,90
1.71

6, 760
9,410
1, 550
3, 330
580
280
469

W-2-520
" §21
" 522
" 523
" 524
"525
' 526

0
29
48
72
96
145
293

5/17
"
"
"
"
5/24
5/17

1635
1630
1757
1820
1815
1800
1808

4,499
3, 698
2, 743
1, 449
1, 092
108
361

1.02
1.01
1,06
1.04
1.05
1,04
1.05

W-3-527

0

5/18

1600

§25

1.00

" 528
" 529
" 530
" 531
"532
" 533

30
50
75
100
150
300

"
"
"
"
"
"

1520
"
1540
1600
1500
"

354
437
497
9,498
791
4,320

1,00
1,05
1.05
1.03
1,01
1,01

collection.

of

d/m**

CGollection

Volume
(1)

d/m/1

22,
31,
5,
11,
i,

300
000
120
000
910
924
1, 550

. 390
. 500
"
"
"
. 490
. 900

63, 700
62, 000
10, 200
22,000
3, 820
1, 890
3, 100

4,600
3, 700
2,900
‘1,500
1, 150
112
380

15, 200
12,210
9,570
4,950
3, 800
370
1, 250

. 900
"
"
"
"
"
"

30,
24,
19,
9,
7,

525

1, 730

. 500

354
460
520
9, 800
800
4,400

1,170
1, 520
1, 720
32, 300
2, 640
14, 500

*Calculated from decay curves
**Includes correction factor for self-absorption, geometry and backscatter (3.3),

"
"
"
"
"
"

400
400
100
900
600
740
2, 900

3, 460

2,
3,
3,
64,
5,
29,

340
040
440
600
280
000

~9 p=

Appendix Table G. Radioactivity of the water (particulate matter).

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