Lab.
of Radiation Biology
Univ. of Washington
Beta- Activity in Soils Collected at Rongelap Island February-March,
i938*
Feb. 1959
RRL AL TG a
Plot No.
3
d/m/g
dry
Per
cent
d/m/g
dry
Per
cent
O-1
17607 72
96.5
1700T70
80.7
95124
4.5
32t 6
327 17
1.8
1.8
103%24
175732
4.9
8.3
d/m/g
dry
5-6
ho
Bg -
6-7
"
_
tt
_
tt
7-8
iy
-
tt
_
"
R-9
W
_
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
7-8
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
7-8
32717
8
11607104
b64t 15
32t 43
Be
92.4
5.1
2.5
iv
"
19
2231
647
got
24+
Bg
26
14
15
1]
sot 15
Bg
r
18
87.6
7.5
2.3
16+ 7
od
39+ 17
1.2
24+ 8
167 7
1.6
1
407 13
Bg
.
tt
20
80, 1
1720+72
1.5
24+ 7
16t 7
10.4
3,0
3.7
1.1
Bg
24107 96
2071 25
64t 14
{t
1720t 72
Bg
91,2
3.6
1.6
Bg
WT
1.7
6
1410760
56710
24T 8
"
"
1.5
4y2. 0
5.7
135+ 27
4gt 18
BE -
"
Per
cent
0-1/2 7290t280
454t 22
3-4
45
CCH
2
Depth in
inches
1-2
2-3
y STATHOAVSOC
l
199417
8010
4gt 8
32t 8
16t 7
80,7
9.3
3.8
2.3
1.5
8
1.1
8
*Determinations made with an Anton end-window tube.
Corrections for counting efficiency
and self absorption based on K49. Errors yiven are 0.95 counting error.
i. 5