The study of the formation mechanism of free radicals in polymeric materials was continued. Emphasis was placed on an examination of the effect of structural factors on the efficiency of free-radical site formation in acrylate polymers. Site measurements as a function of dose were made for polymethacrylamide and repeated for polymethacrylic acid. The volatile products from the irradiation of polyacrylic acid. polymethacrylic acid, poly-ter- butylmethacrylate. and polycyclohexyl methacrylate were measured quantitatively by mass spectrometry and vapor-phase chromatography. Grafting studies were initiated using polymethylmethacrylate as base polymer and vinylpyrrolidone as graft monomer. (auth)