TABLE 4,1—Surveyof Initial Activity of Samples Collected from Rongelap
Initial activity at
surface (mr/hr)
Samples
Rongelap
Utirik
Day 32 Postdetonation
I, Soil (containing considerable organic
material
Soil
Grass
Pandanus (long stem)
1. Fruit
2. Stem
3. Leaves
2,5*
4.0*
5.0
0.5 to 5.0
5.0
0.5 to 5.0
Day 52 Postdetonation
Hl. Grass
2.0
0.35
0.1
0.1
1.5—-5.0
0
0
1.5
0.1
0.1
0
0.4
0.25
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0
2.0
0.2
0.2
Water
1, Well
2, Cistern
Pandanus(2)
Coconut tree sap
1
2
3
Coconuts (2)
Arrowroot
Papaya
Soil
1. Surface sample
2, Sample (6 in. deep)
Breadfruit
Squash
Eggs (gull)
3 fish, 1 clam (in formalin)
0.2
2.0
0.4
Day 54 Postdetonation
I. Hair
Grass (from village)
Thatch
Coconut (3)
Pandanus (3)
2.0
§.0 at 2 in.
5.0 at 12 in,
0.1—5.0
0.3-5.0
Papaya (2)
1.5+3.5
Day 25 Postdetonation
Dirt (about 1 liter)
4,5*
Water (about 1 liter)
0.5*
Day 32 Postdetonation
Water (about 1 liter)
0.5
* Measured through 0.3 cm of glass.
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