Table 3. Gross beta radioactivity of Scaevola sp., plant No. 1319, at Belle Island, Eniwetok
Ato, April 14, 1954 to April 26, 1956, expressed in uc/kg of wet tissue at time
of collection.
Collection
date
4-14-54
5-17
5-18
5-19
5-20
5-21
5-26
5-28
6-1
6-7
6-11
6-19
6-25
7-1
7-8
7-15
Leaves
Scorched* Basal
Terminal
12, 000
10, 000
11, 000
2, 000
6, 700
3, 300
4,600
910
390
2.0
2,200
1, 000
1, 000
740
930
90
660
49
380
61
33
26
12
17
12
10
5.6
5.0
3.4
3.3
5.9
2.5
2.5
1.7
2.8
1.3
2.4
1.8
1.9
1.5
Stems
Bark
Shoot
Entire
Internal
44
26 22
16
23
2.2
5.0
10
4.5
1.1
36
150
68
34
65
97
14
46
110
2.1
86
12
17
6.6
1.3
76
540
120
130
1, 100
790
29
100
220
5.9
110
16
59
12
1.8
120
26
32
30
44
38
5.9
10
18
0.73
14
2.2
5.9
1.1
1.2
7-22
1.2
1.4
2.6
Lil
2.0
0. 40
7-29
8-5
8-12
8-19
9-7
1.7
2.0
1,5
1.0
0.92
0. 84
0.99
1.2
1.2
0.77
1.4
4.4
1.2
0.70
0. 82
4.2
0.73
0.88
0.76
0.76
9.4
1.2
1.0
1.2
0.94
2.4
0.62
0.83
0.32
0.66
* uc/kg of dry tissue
** partly scorched
Flowers-Fruits
1.3
2, 700.
620
2, 200*%*
530
170
34
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