} z2@ono guen intake of Limitations icconuct cn sierterv Similaric’. and 2readiruit are mot ful on fikini Isiand: 3 ‘ary troductive, Tancanus —aturea and since it rew vears >efore ine available marine ana ‘rill these tlants The use of imported lIcods «rill te ere oniv a few Iruit are cecasionally available. 2Ince zzain. cv 1980 the availability of resources. torn Pan- sureiv sonrinue 29 varving cegrees. To the extent that these imports mav reduce the daily intake cf locailyv grown [90d products or 54 -v cally avail- able marine resources will in turn danus and breadfruit should se surfi reduce the dose estimates in this cient report since these estimates are based for normal subsistence use and could be included in the dier if upon the diets listed in Table 3. radionuclide levels are not excessive. diet should be evaluated after the Presently on Eneu Island there are xo teople return to determine che extent Pandanus fruit or breadfruir: coconuts are available. nowever, By 1980 avail- The sa which it deviates from the diet used in this dose assessment. ability of coconut milk and meat snouid not be limiting. We have aiso assumed Table 3. Estimated diet for Bikini and Eneu Islands. that both Pandanus fruit and >read- Intake (g/da) fruit will be available by i980 on Eneu. 1975 These dietary estimates are similar to those in the assessment or Enewetak sroi1® and are based upon the research conducted at that time, whicn inciuded discussions with and observations of che Enewetak people living on Ujilang and information from Dr. Jack Tobin, an anthropologist and then resident of the Marshall Islands, and Dr. Mary Murai of the University of California School of Public Health, who lived in the Marshall Islands for several years and has published a book on the Mar- shallese diet.’ In addition, we have since had the opportunity to observe first hand how both the Enewetak and the Bikini veople take advantage of . Food item Bikini Eneu 1980 Bikini and Eneu Fish 600 600 600 Domestic meat 100 100 100 Pandanus fruit 50 - 200 Breadfruit 50 - 150 Wild birds 20 20 20 Bird eggs 10 10 10 Coconut meat 100 100 100 Coconut milk 100 100 300 Coconut crab 25 25 25 Clams 25 25 25 Garden vegetables 50 50 50 1130 1030 1580 Total plus imports