TABLE | 
PAST AND PROJECTED AMOUNTS OF RADIOACTIVE 
MATERIALS DISPOSED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN 
Quantity (curies) 
Estimated 
Origin 1951-1957 1958-1963 Location (Fig. 1) 
AEC wastes (U. S. Navy Disposal) 5,370 -- a, b 
Government agencies, non-AEC 
(U. S. Navy and Coast Guard Disposal) 4.3 Sey) bric 
University and industrial labs. 
(Private Disposal) 10+ Dot: d, e, f and 
unlettered 
Data from reference (1) 
FIGURE | 
LOCATIONS AND APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES 
OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES DEPOSITED ON 
THE SEA BOTTOM DURING THE PERIOD 
195! TO 1956 
UNLETTERED AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 
APPROXIMATELY 25 CURIES 
