IRRIGATION/LEACHING EXPERIMENT- BIKINI

ISLAND

PHASE II

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Premise:

1.

Irrigation with sea water will remove exchangeable

137CS

with active root zone of trees in tact.

2.

Coconut trees and most vegetation other than breadfruit
will survive the required

irrigation.

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Test plot cleared - February 1986.

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Experiment

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Sample collections

0

Sample processing and analytical work will continue through FY 1988 and

to start - May 1986

(coconut, groundwater)

will continue through FY 1988.

into FY 1989.

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Initial results will be obtained in FY 1987, but the total effect may not
be observed until FY 1988.

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Duration of any observed effects would have to be evaluated through
FY 1988-1989.

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