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RESULTS
The predominant
are
60
CO

1 -,
.J

7

55Fe

*

The

ed~.blc portions
the

following
137CS

from Nan
90
crab

clam

maximum

near

radionuclides

from undetectable

dry

in the muscle

tissues

in the hepatopancreas

dry

in muscle

in

amounts

to

of a curlew

detectable

of a coconut

pCi/g

the

same

in the

species

liver

tissue

of a giant

differ

of ten.

in individual

by

of an ulua.

of a radionuclide
at the

of radionuclides

often

by a factor

dry

concentration

amounts

values

and mantle

1.

in the

from

radionuclides

dry

Bikini

Fe – 40,900

and maximum

same

are present,

factors

The values

samples

islet

in the
is wide.
the minim~

of four or five

and

for concentration

are given

in Tables

of

1

19.

Dry weights
the true water
The

range

mainly

I.

Co – 219 pCi/g

same tissue

through

of these

contain

values:

Sr – 204 pCi/g

sometimes

orcjanisms

organisms

I.

The range

When

concentrations

2260 pCi/g

taken
55

in the terrestrial

the marine

of organisms

from Bikini
60

DISCITSSION

radionuclides

!)Osr
1 whereas

Cs and

ai~d

AND

average

a wet-weight

were
content

used

of some

concentrations
basis

for the basic
smples

calculations

i.s difficult

of radionuclides

for convenience

were

because
to determine.

converted
to
..
in calculating
daily intake

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