TABLE EIGHT ° Distribution of Gross Beta and Gamma Activity in Tissues of Large Fish (ab Istand Fish Radioactivity (yc x 103/Tissue) (>) Wet Weight ® ("nL* Total BY Skin Muscle 2x BY ¢g6 Bone Gills y¥ BY Viseera BY Rongelap Atoll, North Gejjen Flat Fish with Orange spots (C) 597 196 714 95 25 24 18 96 120 310 7 16 26 268 North 2 Pelargic 503 84 500 6 69 9 78 29 271 3 16 37 66 54.0 50.7 3.56 2.7 21.0 22.3 41 308 4 33 34 140 Lagoon Snappers Average 3153 550 497 113 588 Percentage of Total Activity 412 68 485 BIS Ts 54 12 89 61 298 4 ‘16 10.6 9.2 106 16 14 15.1 8_8O 24 #8131 i ‘ Rongelap Atoll, South Southeast Lagoo goon Grouper Lutinius _Red Snapper Average 1490 112 2170 69 590 513° 1980-106 «339 1880 96 481 Percentage of Total Activity Priwetak ke Parrot Mullet Average 19 69 93 19 119 16 105 18 111 6 51 3868s 045 RB kT 40 8.3 16.7 39 180 21.9 40.7 37.5 1 163 _80 6 37 16 118 63 7.7 16.7 2486 . 1450 230 840 272 339 168 204 64 68 Percentage of Total Activity (a) (b) (©) 12 19.8 Rongerik Atoll . 19 25 8 5 3.0 > 150 g. pe are in terms of C08 equivalent, Name unknown, * OnTITa ections made about February 1, Data reported as of March 1, 1955. 1 1955. 390 48 26 826 12.7 15.5 13 3 44 8 106 8 10 207 140 30 8 62 § 7 126 80 5.2 304 3.2 3.4 15 _7 18 1 3 45 _19 14.7 82.0 39.2