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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