12
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TE
Tables 9 and 12 show the gross activits
birds and fowls.*. *
The data show a significant higher concentration of gross activity in the livers of fish
and in the crustacean muscles.
Table 8—Distribution of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Tissues of Large Fish * (NRDL)
RaDIOacrrviry (ue x 10*/TissvK) ©)
ISLAND 4ND FISH
Wer
Wricet
Total
Bxin
&
vy]
106}
&
714
O}]
Muscle
@lvr]@
+)
Bone
e@
Gills
7}
@}r|
Viso
@
Rongelap AtoR, North
Gejen. flat Fish with Orange Spots *._.......-....-.-----2 Pelargic.._.-.-.-.-.-
North Iagoon.2oarssenenansccneesececesereenseeeneseee
807
563
301]
63]
5
25
6
4
AVerAge...... = 2 nn ene een eee eee eee’
407
113
12
Percentage of total activity.....-...------.2- 222-22 ne [ee eee fee eee e eee eee 10.6
24
69
18
9
86
78
84
9.24
12
10.6]
89
162)
16
69
36
[14
19
14
0
8.3
1%
4105
16.7 21.9
39
48
[es
9
|o
1120)
2
7
3
16
16
2%
37
6:
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640! 60.7/
4
3.5)
[16
27]
24
210
41
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59
a
6
8
|33
bt
|a
[34
1
13
6
63]
37
7.7]
16
16.7
8
10
|35
1310
{271
jails
3
17
8
Rongelap Aioll, South
Grouper. .....2-------.-2--------- nee eee
Southeast lagoon. ;Lutinius._.....
Red Snapper. ..-..---...-.-.-----------
1,490}
2,170}
1,980]
112]
69]
106
590;19
513125
330/12
19
19.8
Parrot
Rongerik Atol
tntwotax {Fareoone eee cecece cece een ne cee enenecceee nee
1,450
201
272]
@]
330]
68]
AVOragO.. 2.22 ee eee eee eee ee wen ene
840
168
2041
Percentage of total activity...........--- 2... -neeeve-- nnn ne eee ence en fee nen e none ee
®>150g.
> ec are in terms of Co" equivalent.
°* Name unknown.
*Collections made about February 1, 1955. Data reported as of March 1, 1955.
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1
8
13
3
03
[210
104
“
15
5
2%
%
30
3.0)1271185/147)
[308
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[122
39
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40.7 37.58]
8
7
8
52)
{106
18
62
804]
1
5
32)
&
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48
7
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3.4] 820