Bio-environmental Monitoring
The bio-environmental program for Operation Dominic was under AEC
contract with the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
A
final report of their data is found in "Radionuclide Content of Foodstuffs Collected at Christmas Island and at Other Islands of the Central
Pacific During Operation Dominic, 1962", UWFL-87, by Ralph Palumbo.
During the period April 7 to July 29, 1962, collections of foodstuffs
(marine life included) were made from eight off-site islands and Christmas
Island to ascertain the radionuclide content of the samples collected.
In addition to samples collected by this group, USPHS off-site monitors
furnished samples from areas not covered by the University of Washington
scientists.
Approximately 8,000 samples were collected during the time
which covered pre-testing, testing and post-testing periods.
Part of
these samples were scanned promptly for radioactive content ,jhowever a
majority of the samples were returned to the University of Washington for
complete analysis.
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