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August 5, 1948
Dr. Shields Warren, Director
Division of Blology and Medicine
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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We have just returned from our resurvey of the Bikini and Eniwetok
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The program as outlined for Bikini last spring (UWFI-10) was
completed with all the stations occupied and sufficient data gathered
that it will now be possible for us to evaluate the changes that have
taken place.
We arrived at Bikini on July 3, 1948 and remained until July 20.
The weather during our stay was uniformly fair so that we could work in the
field each day. Collections were made in each collecting area with
samples of the aquatic fauna and flora gathered for preservation by
drying, ashing or chemical means, A total of 1878 ashed samples were
prepared at Bikini. Material gathered for further study in our laboratories
will greatly increase the mumber of samples.
The period from July 21 to July 30 was spent at Eniwetok where we
collected extensively in six areas. Three of the collecting areas were in
the relatively uncontaminated areas, with three stations near major sources
of contaminating materials. Spot collections and plankton sampling
helped to complete the sampling, We vreparec 798 ashed samples while at
Eniwetok and returned with frozen, dried, and chemically preserved samples
for contiming the study at our laboratory.
The counting of the activity contained in the samples is getting underway. As fast as counts are made and the data analyzed we will prepare
summary reports that will be sent to you.
It is entirely too early to predict with certainty the distribution
of the fission products, it does seem however, that there has been a shift
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of active materials at Bikini up onto the land.mass and into the vegetation.
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Some collections were made of land plants and animals to study the amounts
The organisation of the data collected during this: and previous years!
expeditions into a complete study will be a very Herculean task. We hope
that on your next trip to the west you can visit our laboratory so that we
may review the problems and develop those that will contribute to an under
standing of the most important phases of the work.
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