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During November1955, RASL received12 soil, 12 seawater, 8 vegetation, 1 plankton,2 algae, 6 fish, and 15 coccnutsamples versityof Washington. This particularset of sampleswas collecEach samplewas analyzedat HASL for total activityand Sr-90. Selected sampleswere analyzedfor normal calciumby the shine Units. Values are reportedas of February27, 1956 and are presented in three sections: 1. A summary of HASL resultsincludinga comparisonwith data obtainedfrom Universityof WashingtonReport 2, A completetabulationof HASL data with pertinent informationgiven for each sample.. niquesused at HASL in processingthese samples.
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pulp and skin Coconut outer husk 2 - 5% of total activity
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Outer Inner Meat and Outer Inner Meat and Inner shell Nti Meat and milk MO.l$ reports0.1% in meat and milk Total Activity Inner shell 2 Meat and milk 5
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Wet" refers to weight of soil as receivedat HASL. "Dry"refers to soil aliquotdried at 1oOoC for eight hours. a. Soil aliquotashed at %OoC. for 8 hours, then dissolvedin HN03. Solutionaliquotplated directly on glassplanchetfor beta counting. Standardized based on self-absorptionof activityin two top Sr-90- suitablealiquottaken from solutionof dissolvedsoil. Error term associatedwith each result is one Poissonstandard plied by A. Seymour. All islandsin RongelapAtoll except Mogiri, All water collectionsmade in lagoonsexcept lectionwas made from anchorage. The total activityresultwas obtainedby precipitatingcarbon-
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beta countingunder 2" tube. b. A self-absorptionfactor of 2 was appliedto each 1. 18 month old pile producedf.p.'ssimulate 2. Ca contentof thesewaters and those sampled on Troll - constant. 6. Error term associatedwith each result- one Poissonstandard mation suppliedby A. Seymour. of Pandanus,which was receivedin wet state at HASL. 3. Samplesdried at 9s°C by A. Seymourwherevera resultis given, exceptfor Algae, which were dried at HASL. 4. In all casesexceptArrowroot,sample'wetashed at HASL. 5. Total activityresults: based on directplating of aliquotin glassplanchetand beta counting. Standardizedagainst0.2 g Self-absorptioncorrectionfactor appliedin each case: based on self-absorptionof activityin Papayapulp and 7. Error term associatedwith each resultis one Poissonstandard
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Spec. No., Area collected,Tissue,Remarks,- information wetn refersto weight as receivedat HASL. Sampleswere dried but ashed at f;f;OoCfor 8 hours. For total activitymeasurementa 0.2 gm aliquotof ash was-beta kliquot of dissolvedash analyzedfor Sr-90. 'Wet" refersto wet weight given by A. Seymour. Sampleswere dried at 95oC by A. Seymourexceptin case of Plankton,which was receivedin formalin. In all casesexcept bone, samplewas wet ashed at BASL. Bone was ashed at !%OoC then dissolved. For total activity- aliquotplatedon glassplanchetand beta correctionfactorappliedin each case: of activityin tuna muscle and bonito tion and analysisof these samples.