TABLE 13
Beta Activity in Core Samples of Soil
Island
(NRDL)*
Beta Activity (8°/min/g)
No. of
Cores
1-in. Increment of Soil Coring
Ist
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
NDA
"
Tth
8th
Likiep
1
140
40
40
NDA@)
Utirik
3
1,250
480
240
130
100
160
60
25
Rongelap
4
6,600
2,100
570
420
230
160
200
150
Busch
1
10,800
7,100
7,200
6,400
6,800
Eniaetok
1
57,000
24,000
4,300
18,000
26,000
12,000
11,000
Labaredj
1
42,000
33,000
29,000
23,000
19,000
Kabeile
3
43,000
30,000
10,000
3,600
2,000
2,300
180
Lomuilal
3
53,000
48,000
26,000
20,000
14,000
1,000
Gejen
1
37,000
37,000
8,000
4,000
4,400
3,400
Lukuen
2
35,000
40,000
13,000
10,500
10,000
10,000
4,700
Bikar
3
4,000
140
250
170
120
100
27
tniwetak
2
16,000
7,500
3,000
2,000
1,800
1,100
160
(a)
No detectable activity
**Qlicctions
OLiee.
made about rebruary 1,
Mata reported as of March 1,
1955.
1955.
100
9th
650