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similar sample collections
preadfruit become available over the next two years,
and enalyses will be conducted. As data become avetilable from Cirect analysis
ith the predicticns
of these food preducts, the results will be
es to evaluate the
Gerived from the scil-concentration correlati
accuracy of previous predictions for bovh Bi
2.
Biormess
etek.
Measurements of Agricultural Svoten
Biomass measurenents for typical atoll agricultural areas will be
conducted at Bikini ani -Enewotck
islanc
fan
fall collectors and litter-bags
to da
litter-decay in en azricultural
a
water program indicate that thes
x
controlling redionuclide cycling
Gevelop an undcerstending of t
will be of primary
imso
an atoll environment.
etfort designed to
itvver-fall and
or the marine lensrmary LPactor in
t be cbhteined to
anisms.
These daca
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cosysten model for
rthe
zeor
asis for ine imolexentation
terrestrial fcod chains
and thereby to minimize dose
3.
collected in litter-
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Assessment cf Acricultural Prectices
Certain areas of Bikini Atoll that heve been rerlented will also be used
as test plots to determine the effect of asriculiural practices on radionuclide
upteke. As at Eneowetax, fertilizers will be evalucted for their effects in
reducing the uctake of radicnuclice by the varicus
plents.
Ghe effects cf
Litter clean-upn, fertilizaticn, and mulching will be evaluated for effectiveness in interrupting and reducing the recycling of presemly evailaeble
radicnuclides.
kh,
Continued Assessments
This effort will be a closely intesrated one based uven date from boin
Enewetak and Bikini, end es deta become evaileble
sed to modify
previous dose predictions and to develop new esse
nort-term and
long-term use of both Bikini end Enewetsk.
15.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS:
This project is integral to our DBER
capabilities across the prosram. Central
Assessment Group of the LLL Environmental
overview, and describe the results of the
Survey and Evaluation.
program in LLL, and utilizes
to this project, the Analysis and
Research Section will coordinete,
study as it did for the Enewetck