IRRIGATION/LEACHING EXPERIMENT- BIKINI

ISLAND (CONTINUED~

PHASE I

3 to 5 percent of inventory was moved to the groundwater.

Approximately

results for the 2.5 acres cleared of vegetation

Preliminary

uptake

of 137CS,

by plants

grown subsequent

show a reduced

to irrigation.

Results from February and May 1985 collections..

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137Cs Ratio, Control Site/IrritgiitiOnSite

Plant Species

pCi/g Wet Weight Control/pCig
256

Grass
Glory

26

Messerschmidia

20

Corn

27

Morning

Interpretation

Duration?

- Exchangeable

Time dependent;

Pool of 137CS.

one year evaluation

the uptake in various plants in the irrigation
processing

Wet Weight Irrigation

so far.

We will need to evaluate

plot (i.e., collect samples for

and analysis) over the next 2-3 years.

The duration of the effect will dictate the usefulness
cleanup-option

and the need for N, P, K application

subsequent

to irrigation.

Additional

field and laboratory experiments

of the observed

effect and for predicting

next 3 years.

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of this method as a

as the continuing treatment

are required to establish the basis

the possible duration beyond the

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