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AVERAGE GROSS BETA ACTIVITY IN RONGELAP FISH MUSCLE COLLECTED AUGUST 1958

Island

Av umVKe

Family

wet

Eniaetok

ogy

No. Range

Acanthuridae

.0061

(13) .002-.008

Apogonidae

003

(1)

Balistidae

.005

(1)

surgeonfish

eardinalfish
triggerfish

Av uovKeG
wet

.0056

Kabelle

gy

Av uc/KE

No. Range —

(3)

wet

.004-.008

Belonidae

needlefish

Blennidae

0023

(3)

Bothidae

.003 -

(1)

Carangidae

.017

(1)

.0035

(2)

.003-.004

.003

(3)

.002-,.004

Dulidae
tide poolfish
Fistularidae

.004

(1)

Sphyraenidae

.006:

bliennies
sole

.002-.003

011

(2)

.006-.016

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gy

No.

.0006

(1)

O04

(1)

010

(11)

.008

(1)

.0O4

(1)

079

(1)

Range

— 9% —

Rongelap

jacks

Carcharinidae
sharks

Chaetodontidae
butterflyfish

.00O4%

cornetfish

barracudas

(3)

.006-.006

0055

:

(1)
(2)

.005- .006

** pooled samples, containing 1 to 6 specimens.
Note:

The correction factors were based on tO .

would elevate these values considerably.

The use of correction factors based on Zn 65

Determination of Zn©°5 levels are in progress.

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