‘I’able17
Gamma-Emitting
Radi.onuclides
in Birds
Collected
at Bikini, 1969
Average
Values
pCi/g
NO. of
Samples
and
60C0
137CS
60C0
Species
pCi/g
dry
wet*
137CS
Avg.
Range
Avg.
Range
Avcj.
Avg.
3
2.8
rid-6.3
1174
5202260
.94
395
3
5.9
nd–11
992
6051510
2.1
348
Turnstone**
Muscle
Liver
1
1
23
40
7.7
14
56
34
Noddy tern***
Muscle
Liver
1
1
4
7.6
.46
nd
1.3
2.7
.15
nd
Fairy tern***
Muscle
Liver
1
1
.87
1.2
nd
nd
.29
.42
nd
nd
Tissue
Curlew
Muscle
Liver
*Ca~culated
**Tissues
***
~t
from
pCl,/g
from 6 birds
11
5
“
dry
165
98
using
average
wet:dry
ratiOS.
pooled.
“
.
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