Table A-44. Radionuclide concentrations in local food products (pCi/g wet weight) for
Yugui Island at Rongelap Atoll.
Food

137Cs

g0Sr

239+240Pu

24iAm

Coconut crabs

2.50e+00

2.73e-01

1.51e-03

4.80e-04

Land crabs
Chicken muscle

2.50e+00
2.59e+00

2.73e-01
5 .33e-03

1.51e-03
2.30e-05

4.80e-04
3.70e~-04

Chicken

2.44e+00

1.14e-02

3.40e-04

4.80e-04

Chicken gizzard
Pork muscle
Pork kidney
Pork liver
Pork heart
Bird muscle
Bird eggs
Chicken eggs
Pandanus fruit

liver

2.11e+00
8.50e+00
1.81e+01
5.15e+00
8.50e+00
2.50e-02
1.50e-02
2.59e+00
1.51le+01

1.28e-02
3.60e-03
5.93e-03
5.93e-03
3.60e-03
8 .50e-04
3.82e-04
5.33e-03
9.66e+00

1.60e-04
3.60e-05
1.70e-05
7.90e-05
1.90e-05
2.40e-04
2.40e-04
2.30e-05
2.35e-03

4.70e-04
2.50e-05
9.80e-05
2.10e-05
1.60e-04
4.30e-05
4.30e-05
3.70e-04
6 .02e-04
4.00e-07

Rainwater

2.50e-04

6.70e-04

2.40e-06

Wellwater

2.40e-03

1.00e-03

1.30e-05

4.00e-07

Malolo

2.50e-04

6.70e-04

2.40e~-06

4,00e-07

Coffee/tea

2.50e-04

6 .70e-04

2.40e-06

4.00e-07

NOTE: Value following e notation indicates power of ten. For example, |.00e-05 is equal

to 1.00 x 10>.

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