‘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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