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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
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controlling redionuclide cycling
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will be of primary

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an atoll environment.
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or the marine lensrmary LPactor in
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cosysten model for

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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.

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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

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