clplankton
the mullet,
or
feeder
(Tables
1~-, 12 and
Higher
Is) .
6G
order
ca].-nivores, the grouper
(Table
14) than
ences
(Table
out
90
less
15) .
the
life
Another
nuclide
60
the
example
(Table
as 4,000
pCi/g
of these
of increasing
associated
dry,
in the kidney,
if
Obviously,
and the
60C0
a concentration
filter
feeders.
feeding
mostly
fallout
radionuclide
has
(Table
at sea outside
radionuclides,
the
content
17).
the
sp.
must
the
60
less than
the amount
, as much
an accumulation
in an
Co it acc-umulates
since
the
presents
This
clams
small
are
a sharp
associated
and noddy
and contain
of
are in tb.e
half-life.
and quantitatively,
lagoon
60C0
lives
species
terns
of
be
clam
food web,
fairy
reached.
and Hipp opus
Atoll
the more
of bird
The
not been
levels
a long biological
through
‘both qualitatively
habit
longer
through–
of a radio–
Tridacna
there
species
concentration
at Bikini
co is available,
is not
contrast,
clams
in any organism
of 60 Co in the kidney,
has
concentration
BV far the hiqhest
clams.
60
state
‘nabit.
of a species
accumulated
age is the
of the giant
16).
where
with
same
CO
differ-
feeding
fish
of the
and a ste~dy
hin~o~us
The
fish
of the
fish
reef
younger,
more
the
as with
the 90 Sr is being
probably
environment
age as well
larger
contain
however,
Presumably,
Co in the kidney
kidney
with
So than
also
surgeonfish;
and presumably
smaller,
contain
convict
associated
may be
The
the
and uIua,
terns
amounts
of naturally
with
feed
0<
occurring