Appendix Table 2
Gamma-Emitting Radionuclides in Fish and Invertebrates from Christmas Island, August 1975

U. S. Beach

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"
"

"

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"
London
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"
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ll

Individuals?

Tissue

40,

1376,

5

29-35

Mullet

9

11-12

2

20,21
"

Evisc. whole
Viscera

11 +2.0
5.9+0.9

Goatfish
"

2

19,26
"

Evisc,. whole
Viscera

9.2+1.$
7.2+2.8

ns
ns

Bonefish
"

]

44
"

Muscle
Viscera

15 ++0.1
5.442.)

ns
ns

"
"

"
"
"

ti

2

"
"
"
"
"
"

Grouper
"
"
"
"
"

5

:

Lobster

2

"

;

"
"

"

i

Snapper

.

Length{cm)

Milkfish

"

"
"
"

veh

Species

Radionuclide, pCi/g, dry?

Standard

5

Muscle

Liver + Kidney
Bone
Evisc. whole?

Viscera

Bone

25

Muscle

13

«+1.6

8

+0.7

12 +2.7
5.9+3.1

0.05+0.03

0.12+0.09
ns
ns

3.841.7

ns

17

+2.2

ns

ns
0.09+0.07

]

6

0.5

ns

238),
ns

0.70+0.59
ns
ns

1.0 40.5
ns
ns
ns
1.7 +0.7
ns
ns
ns

ns

18
18,25
18,25

Muscle
Viscera
Bone

12 +1.4
2.64+1.4
ns

0.10+0.09
.05+0.04
ns

ns
0.56+0.35
ns

17-23
"
"
17-24
"
"

Muscle
Viscera
Bone
Muscle
Viscera
Bone

15 +1.1
4.5+1.5
2.4+2.0
16 +2
6.94+1.1
ns

ns
ns
0.14+0.14
ns
0.12+0.07
0.21+0.11

ns
0.80+0.38
ns
ns
ns
ns

Muscle

15

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Hepatopancreas
Exoskeleton

41.3

6.742.7

1.0+0.3

ns

ns

0.0320.02

ns

ns

ns

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Location

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