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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TES”
Table 10—-Distribution of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Tissues of Fish (NRDL) *
RaDIoactrvirTy (d/m/tissue x 10-+) »
WET
WaricEt
IsLaND aND Fise
Total
&
Skin
Head
¥
B
7
B
Muscle
Y
B
Bone
Gill
7
8
Y
&
Viscera
v
B
Rongelap Atoll, South:
cote
Rongelap—Goat.._-.-..----.
218
8.8
15.5
0.2
2.4
0.45
3.3
11
2.1
1.5
2.7
0.6
2, 2
49
Rongelap—Grouper--_...-----
452
5.2
6.7
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.7
0.4
0. 6
14
2.6
0.3
0.3
1.9
AVGCrAge. __ 222-2 e nl eee nee
7.0
Percent of total activity_.|...-.-.... 100
Rongelap Atoll, North:
Gejen—Snapper..._-...-...1,154
26.3
10.6
100
0.3
4.2
1.3
12.1
0.63
88
2.0
18.7
0.8
12
1.3
12.1
16
21.0
2.7
325.2
0.5
7.0
1.3
12.1
3.4
47.7
1
£1.0
11.8
6.6
24.7
§.4
16.8
5.6
$157
44
23.4
17
0.5
10.8
2.1
6.1
1
Average. .._--..------,----[---------- 21.1
Percentof total activity..;.....----- 100
Ailingince Atoll:
Bifo—Snapper..-_-..-..-----640
3.2
Percent of total activity....|--..-.---- 100
Fongerik Ato:
Eniwetak—Squirrel___..--.-.
387
0.41
68.9
1090
1.0
4.8
10.6
/17.3
6.5
30.8
15.8
25.9
2.9
13.7
8.0
|13.1
6.0
23.7
1145
[23.7
10
[48
2.0
3.3
47
22.3
1
1
33.9
100
0.3
0.7
5.9
[15.2
0.7
22.5
9.9
25.4
0.6
10.3
6.2
159
0.5
16.1
110.6
27.2
0.1
3.2
2.7
7.0
0.9
29.0
Eabelle—Snapper.._......--Eabelle—Parrot.__.....--.--
735}
1,057
87.0
12.3
24.8
18.5
71.3
453
10
11
20
Percent of total activity-...[.-.....-.- 100
Utirik Atoll:
Utirik—Parrot......-..-....-425
0. 66
Percentof total activity-...|.....-.-.. 100
Likdep Atoll:
;
Likiep—Snapper..._....---
:
/0.02|
1.1
1.0
2.4
0.7
6.6
2.4
7.0
55
27.2
055)
604]
9.8
13.4
14.6
19.8
49
0.87
100
0
0
O22)
27.6
0
0
0.09)
10.3
0.15)
22.7
622)
25.3
O18]
(19.7
013]
15.0
22
10
0
0.02
0.2
0.2
0
0
0
023]
1.9
20.9
17.3
100
0.35|
4.6
8.5
49
100
Percent of total activity..|.....-.-.. 100
11-2
8.9
0
9
027/
9
206]
0
9
0
1.1
2,7
O38/0.02!
0
0
2.9
5.0
0.08]
0.04
$.8
1
0
10
0.04]
46
0.38
57.6
2
0
0
40
0
1
0
#1
9
* As determined on basis of Us0s standards and empirical scattering and absorption corrections.
*Collections made February 1956. Data reported as of April-May 1956.
Table 11—Summary of Beta and GammaActivity in Fish and Marine Invertebrates (NRDL) *
Fise
ISLAND
No, of
Samples
Fege : «pagans Eto ae Fe
aeeRe regard IE
CRABS
Activity ®
(d/m/kgxi0“)
B
¥
No. of
Samples
CLawa
Activity »
(d/mfkgxXi0~)
8B
No, of
Samples
7
Sxrans
Activity s
(d/m/kgxX10-9
8
No. of
Bamples
Y
Activity =
(d/m/kexit-“
&
7
648
17.7
61
4
Ftongelap Atoll:
North:
Gejen.__..-......---.2.2222.
Eabelle.....--..-222- 222k
8
10
24.5
14.9
78.8
2
23
87
|..---..---|--------]-------65.4 |u| |
Central: Enlastok._............
5
19.3
45.1
i
6
25.4
4.5
14.1
&
2.2
7.8
1
2.8
18.3 |.....-----]--------|--------]----------]----------|-----
6
45
22.7
3
21.9
8
L6
2.1 |....------[----.-[- |e ee] fen wees
8
2.6
1.3 [_...----- eee ee ee | ne] eel fee pee fee ee
South: Rongelap......-_--..---Rongerik Afoll:
Eniwetak......-.-.---.--------.
Ailinginee Atoll:
Sifo...-..----.-----. 2 -e eee
Dutrik Atoll:
Utirik.......2----22.-----.-- ee
Likiep Atoll:
Liklep .......-----------.------
5
17.7
32
24.5
14.5
* As determined on basis of U:O¢ standards and empirical scattering and absorption corrections.
*Collections made February 1956. Data reported as of April-May 1056.
- ee ee ee
ote ee uwa,
were ge
1
2
1
4.6
B
6.4
8.8
56
15.0
4]
1
{-----...--|----------|-----
2
31
6
|-...--.--.}----------]-----
3
0. 006