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Table 8

Gamma-Emitting Radionuclides in Birds
Collected at Bikini,

1969

Average Values

-

pci/g dry
60.5
Species and
Tissue

1376.

pei/g wet*
60,

137K,

No. of
Samples

Avg.

Range

Avg.

Range

Avg.

Avg.

3

2.8 |

nd-6.3

1174

5202260

94

395 .

3

5.9

nd-11

992

6051510

2.1

348

Muscle

1

23

7.7

56

Liver

1

Ao

14

34

Curlew
Muscle
Liver

|

Turnstone**

Noddy tern***
Muscle
Liver

Fairy tern***
Muscle
Liver

165
—

.

98

46
nd

1.3
2.7

1
1

4
7.6

1

-87

- nd

29

nd

1

1,2

nd

242

nd

*Calculated from pCi/g dry using average wet:dry ratios.
**Tissues from 6 birds pooled.
* kk

ut

Wl

5

|

us

wt

.

15
nd

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