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

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