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Strontium-90 in Soil Samples Collected at Rongelap Island, Rongelap Atoll March 1958

Dated
Mar 31, 1958
Document type
Table
Length
1 page
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Sr 90 in soil samples collected at Rongekp Island, Rongelap Atoil, Sample Deptki Dry Dry Strc2ntiu]m Dry 3 grams dried soil were used for each sample (1) Errors given for d/m values are calculated from counting error. (2) Limit of detectability estimated to be approximately 6 d/m/g/ (3) Errors given for caicium values are half the difference between duplicate results. (4) Calcium values are for total calcium in soil. ( 5) Correction factors based on K40