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12
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TE
The data show a significant higher concen-
Tables 9 and 12 show the gross activity
birds and fowls.® *
tration 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)
RaDioacrviry (uc x 104/Tissve)
Wert
IsLaND aND Fish
Wack
Total
£.
Biin
8
Y
North lagoon.{2Felaressocsenececnceeacecesceecesececeene=
507
503
301}
186
84;
714]
500!
AVerage...-. 2 eee eee eee
407
113
1,490]
2,170
1,980
112)
60
106
1, 880
1,450}
8
Musele
7
&
¥
Bone
#
Gils
7
6
Vise
v
8
Rongelap Atoli, North
re
Gojen. flat Fish with Orange Bpots #...._...-..-2..2-----2 Pelargic........-..-..---.--.-------------
25
6
2A
69
18
9
96
73
|120
29
{310
«271
7
3
16
16
a
37
12
64
57
89
61
298
4
16
24
590}
$13
330)
10
26
12
16
60
36
i4
19
4
8
{110
164
41
18
59
(308
111
4.122
4
8
8
3
61
2
uM
1
3
06}
481]
19
40
36
}105
39
[180
8
37
16
272]
330)
1
[30
48
44
8
{106
8
}10
|207
6
3.0)
2B
127
pi]
185
30
[147
8
§&2}
63]
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4
Percentage of total activity.......-..-..-....--------------- fe. eee fee fee 10.6!
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9.2)
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106)
[os
jas
151/640]
isis
50.7[
3
3.5|
[a7
27)
{8
210
Rongelep Atoll, South
Grouper. __ 2-2-2 eee eee ee eee
Boutheast lagoon. {Lutinius.__......-----.----aeueceneee-o+
Red Snapper. ...-..----..--------- eee
Average.
-
—
Percentage of total activity.......-....--..--..---- eee eee Jeet eee eee] eee 19.8}
_
Rongertk Atoll
Eniwotak{Parrot-—-
Mollet. ._ 2.22 ee eee ene
230
64
68
Average... _- 2-8-2 ne eee eee eee ene
168
204
Percentage of total activity............--.--.---ee-e.---.---|----------|------|---e
8
83
13
16.7
3
21.9
15
40.71
7
37.5]
18
62
804)
63/7
1
§
327
7.7)
3
167
45
7
|126
3.47 820
*>150g.
> care in terms of Co equivalent.
* Name unknown,
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