Table 6.
Sample
Radiochemical analyses of plant and soil samples from
Eniwetok
Atoll, February to October, 1955 expressed as percentage of total
beta radioactivity at time of analysis, March 1956.
Island
Scaevola,
leaves
Messerschmidia,
Belle
"
Collection
date
3/15/55
“
Total beta
Per cent of total radioactivity
activity
cel44_
ad/m/q wet
Ca45
prl44
ogl37
5789 5r90
Not
determined
2,550
3
Z1
28
0
3-4
64
1,340
2
3
k
0
27
68
46
<1
0
5.2
47
Island soil
"
Messerschmidia,
stems, buds,
flowers
Edna
Sida,
Janet
leaves,
stems,
bark
* Analysis not made
** Q/m/g of dry soil
2/9/55
50,000**
<1.3
3/8/55
930
,
*
*
40
*
*
60
10/17/55
470
n
zZ
66
0
21
17
-60-
leaves