Chapter 4 INTENTAL CONTAMINATION GF FISH, MARINS SPECINEDS ALD 51AD8 Fich and birds were collected fron the folleving ielends of the Rongelnp Atoll: Fongelen, Geojen, Kabelle and Ieterdj. In eciitian, other anizols were collected from Eilar, Likiep and Utirik Atolls end Eniwctak Island of the Ronztcrik Atoall. The mifority of ths morins specicens were collected in th: lesoons off the shores of the islands. ‘Tha larger ?ish were caught in the middle of the lezoon. lest of the fich vere collected after they were poisoned by a Rotensne solution dispersed in tha shelicw water. @ rifle. The terns were shot with Fech specicsn ws placed in @ plestic tag and frozen, The frozen samples wore transported to the USD. h,L Laboratory Proccdures A nutber of the large fish vere ccapletely separated Into ekcleton, Muscle, gills, liver end viecera. he rawmining fish and carine inverte- bretes vere enrlyccd whole. AML sarples vere Cried at 100°C for 48 hr end eshod for 48 br et 550°C. The ash was dissolved in 2] ECl ani mde w to volicz. Tho gancs activity was counted in & decp well sodium fodide crystal cass scintiliatica coumterj tha teta ectivity wos coummted unter a thin oni vintow tetas coimter. The beta activity in each ease wis corrected for counter erficklency and tass absorption. valent)". The yams and tete activity is recorded in “po (c060 equi- Tais wit was ccrived froma camarisca vith a Co standard counted uwler idontinl conditions ag the coomlecs. Radiochecical analysts were performed to Ceterming the concentration of severel radicayol1des BY O°1 Luca number of the epecineas. The rediochatical 3 2.okh TOK ik 18 TESAtrey