L 14 $ RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS Table 10—Distribution of Gross Beta and Gamma Activity in Tissues of Fish (NRDL) * g ° . ° ° * e ° eo ie Babroacriviry (d/m/tissue x 10-+) « * : Istanp aXp Fuse Wrr Wreut Total 6 Head Muscle Bone an ‘ Visoera : 7 6 7 é 7 6 7 é 7 8 7 8 8.8 &2 18.5 67 0.2 10.4 24 0.38 045) 0.8 38 0.7 L1 0.4 21 0.5 1.5 14 27 26 10.6 103 2.2 03 a9 1.9 28 14 ' | Average... -....----...----.}-.---22--7.0 Percent of total activity..{....--.--. 100 Rongelap Atoll, North: Gejen—Snapper. ---......... 1154} 2.3 Esbelle—Snapper.. 735 12.8 Kabelle—Parrot- -_-._.---.-1,057 24.8 10.6 100 0.3 42 1.8 (122 063] BB 20 {3187 0.8 {12 13 {2121 1.6 220 27 7252 0.5 72.0 1.3 [121 3.4 47.7 21 19.6 87.0 186 73 11.0 [1.0 $11 11.8 11.2 &o 66 46 8.5 94.7 19 20.9 64 1.0 24 |168 0.7 6.6 && 24 7.0 7167 44 23.4 17 (0.5 [0.8 21 1.1 27 6.1 2.9 6.0 15.9 63 8&8 | : | . : Average. .-....----...----.[.--------- 21.1 Peroentof total activity..j...-.-.-.. 100 3.9 100 710 48 10.6 117.3 65 {30.8 15.8 289 29 13.7 80 18.1 6.0 22.7 $145 23.7 1.0 48 2.0 3.3 47 223 10.3 16.9 Sifo—Snapper........----..-. 640 3.2 Percentof total activity....|..-....--- 100 33.90 100 0.3 9.7 5.9 [15.2 0.7 22.5 9.9 1254 0.6 [193 6.2 159 0.5 161 10.6 27.2 6.1 3.2 27 1.0 0.9 20.0 3.6 9.4 20 100 10.02) 49 0.35; (17.3 0.23! 55 0.55] 27.2 0.04) 0.8 O27] 18.4 006] 7146 0.39} 119.3 0.02) 149 0.08) 420 0.04 9.8 0.4 18.8 0.87] 100 0 0 0.24] 27.6 0 0 0.00 10.3 0.18; 227 0.22] 25.3 0.13] 19.7 613/06 150 0 0.04} 46 0.388 57.5 0.2 17.2 22 100 |0 0 0 0 0.02]; 9 O12 9 0.2 9 0 6 1 91 2 90 Rongelep Atoll, South: Rongelap—Goat..-.-.----..Bongelap--Grouper--...----. owe. Skin ais 452 Allinginae Atoll: Rongerik Atoll: Eniwetak—Squirrel_.....---. 387 0.41 Percentof total activity....]-.-..._..-. 100 Utirik Atoll: Utirik—Parrot....--...--..-. 425 0.66 Percentof total activity... 100 TAkiep Atoll: Likiep—Bnapper-.....-..-458 11 Percentof total activity. .}..-.....-. 100 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 ® As determined on basis of U:0s standards and empirical scatteriug and absorption corrections. Collections made February 1956. Data reported as of April-May 1956. Table 11—-Summary of Beta and Gamma Activity in Fish and Marine Invertebrates (NRDL)* Fisg IsLanp Liklep ._.......------.----+---- No. of Samples Crass Activity» (d/m/fkgX10-) és 7 8 10 5 5 24.5 149 19.3 17.7 8 55.4 45,1 32 8 22 6 No. of Samples Cras Activity « (d/m/kgxio-) 8 x 2 2 8&7 i 6 46 25.4 41 2.5 7.8 1 28 18.3 45 22.7 3 21.9 14.5 8 16 21 8 26 13 No. of Samples ® As determined on basis of UsOs standards and empirical scattering and absorption corrections. *Collections made February 1956. Data reported as of April-May 1056. Activity = (d/m/kgx10-9 6 1 2 SNars a6 3B No.of Samples 7 “Activity » (djmjkg 10-9 é 68 & 7 4; 1 648 17.7 513 a9 2 31 gt s ‘ ' ‘ ’ 1 64 15.0 3 0. 006 28