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Table 7
Co-60
Tridacna and Hippopus
(Giant Clams)
Collected at Bikini Atoll, June 1969(1)
Average Values
pci/g dry
Islet
Bikini
Nam
Tissue
n
Avg.
Range
Muscle and mantle
5
115
49-219
Viscera
5
116
41-193
Kidney
5
2350
Muscle and mantle
4 (2)
74
16-134
Viscera
4 (2)
64
30-118
Kidney
4 (?)
1020
1390-4000
375-2150
(1)
No other gamma-emitting radionuclides were detected
except naturally occurring 49x,
(2)
Two samples consisted of 3 individuals pooled and one
sample consisted of 2 individuals pooled.
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