i.n 1969 ~vere:
in .;oocl.
ikem:~ collected
6CC0 --94;
13”)
Cs--.l3; ~~elagic fish,
SL--.
o&r
CO–2.6,
reef fish,
~@
60 co_.g<
60
(20–24 ; curlews,
-1
spiny lobster,
arlt Clarlls,
CO–.12; ‘_Ji.
137 C~–_08W
60
i37 ~’— J<.;
..
60
137
terns,
Co–1.1,
CS–380 ; turnstones,
co–7.’l,
90
Sr i.n th~ muscle of c:oconut cra’bs from
Average concentrations
of
wet

pCi/g

Bikini

for
60

raGl~LC)~.ldC~.~.C~d$~

90

and Eneu

Tlnere al-e no striking

respectively.

compared

12 pCi/g
‘.”~~re

Islands

with

values

reported

ences
fish

and there

radi-onuclides
nuclide

with

content

wet,

cliff-ererices between

sedii~.ent~;55~c , 60C0,

;~ith the

cor.te,n-tassoci~r~ed

to “be afi iricCeaSing

appears

.05 pCi/g

90sr,

increasing

age of

of ‘oird species

fish

presents

feeding

concentration

a sharp

associated
and quantitutivel.y,
60
207
Bi is being
that some
Co and

con~raskl

with

It appears

transported

unreported
spiny

current

in fallout,

lobster.

of values

was

Tritium

for continental

levels

of radionuclides

likely

to change

to physical

in the

found

levels

Silver–108m,

and their

feeding

water

except

habit

~0’~h
habit.
eastward

of the
range

The present
at Bikini

for decrease

of

of some

are wit-bin the

samples.

distribution

differ–

previously

in the “nepatopancreas

in groundwater

surface

significantly

decay.

lagoon.

and

The radio-

and clams.

qualitatively

by the bottom

average

are qu.antit; ut.;.
v~ and qualitative

There

in radionuclide

and

in 1.967. :?~-edov.inant radionuclides
~~
125s=
9Q
G
65
:.’
,Jr ;2
Zn ,
C~o,
are
r
1

in undisturbed
soils in i969
137
207._i
Cs and
. In the crater
207 Bi predominate.

wet

are not

in amounts,due

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