APPENDIX
TABLE
9
Some. Radionuclides in Soil Collected on Utirik Island,
Utirik Atoll, September 1976
Location
Site #1
"
"
.
Site #2
"
Site #3
"
"
Village
137Cs
241 Am
3.6 +0.26
5-10
0.08+0.06
0.32+0.07
ns
0-2.5
0.18+0.06
3.9 +0.26
0.64+0.14
2.5-5
ns?
0.83+0.10
0.2140.15
.
0.35+0.02
ns
5-10
ns
0.14+0.03
ns
0-2.5
0.09+0.05
4.0 +0.15
0-2.5
Other
0.26+0.12
ns
2.5-5
“
6°Co
0,.16+0.08
5-10
Site #4
Radionuclide Concentration tn pCi/g, dry®
0-2.5
2.5-5
"
2399240py
1.3
+0.2
995,
9°9 40.5
39Sp
3.2 +0.4
30
0.50
+0.14
9 075+0.
018
0.67+0.14
ns
0.83+0.10
ns
ns
0.4140.08
ns
0.10+0:08
§.3 +0.31
0.18+0.13
0.14+0.10
1.9 +0.17
0.25+0.19
5-10
ns
0.47+0.10
ns
0-2.5
ns
1.0 #0.1
ns
sr
239 240D,
The error values for all radionuclides are two- sigma, propagated, counting errors for
a Single sample.
ns = not significant; the net sample count is less than the two--sigma, ro
propagate d
citrate tt italia
counting error.
Lae
b.
Depth (cm)
2.5-5
"
a.
Soil
“ye
Collection
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