12
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCRAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
The data show a significant higher concentration
of gross activity in the livers of fish
.
and in the crustacean muscles,
GROSS ACTIVITY
Tables 9 and 12 show the gross activity in
birds and fowls.® ¢
Table 9—Summaryof the Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Birds and Fow!
hone ITY
No. or] war
“Yoytleuds®
:
No.or| wer
ISLAND AND SPECIMEN
Table 8—Distribution of Gross Beta and Gamma Activity in Tissues of Large Fish * (NRDL)*
Ravactrvity (ue x 10YTrssvB) &
IsLaNp anp Feu
.
Wer
Wericrt|
{e)
Total
B
Rongelap Atolt, North
Gefen. fist Fish with Orange Spots
Skin
7
f
y
&
sor] 308 zu4| 2s
2¢
[os
wos}
st]
s00|
6
Jeo
497}
113
588
12
ut
soil
ss}
sso]
4
10.6
1,40] 112} 500/19
;
2,170
69]
513
25
a
Y
.
‘
7
16 |
:
ss jis
s
far
j37
‘
Kabelle—Terns.-.---------------0-c|
j16
268
8
oo
61/208
4
16
a
11
é
Jas
}oe tro [sw
9
[oe
12
89
[78
B
Gills
Y
9
Y
Bone
2
jon
8
‘Viscera
7
68
9.24 10.6| 181] 540] 50.7] 3.5| 27/20] 23
f16
14
[ss
| [aos
|36
f1s
fos
[so
69
19/119
18
fill
«
|ss
[ee
140
8
jor
fiz
|
6
él
1
163
1,990}
106}
330}32
1,880]
96]
a1} 19 [40 [te |105 }20 fico
6 jar 16 8
10.8 88] 16.7 21.94 40.7 97.5) o2] 7.7] 16.7] 24.6
1,450]
272]
230
80]
a
168]
S30)
2
es]
8
24]
5
*>10¢.
>xcare in terms of Coequivalent.
* Name unknown.
“Collections made about February 1, 1955. Data reported as of March 1, 1955,
80)
a9
38
2%
“8
3
2%
1277185)
“a
15
30
147]
8
7
8
faze
[106
18
162
52/304)
8
1
5
Srect- Went
w)
IstAND AND SPECIMEN
8
1
Rongelop Aton
-s.
Gejen—Terns,Socereneernneneesserses
Tibia.
Carcass.
Muscle
22)
10/207
3
45
7
[128
34]
820]
0
Ww
80
30.2
13
Gat.-
2
168
194
Moselo
Skeleton
Muset
Views.
Liver
46
10
197
118
10
200
38
a
2
Me
x
1,40
68}
wt
ual]
kin
Skin
sun
Tibia
a2}
133
Careass,
300
148
1l4
2
4
6.900}
8,270
al
6
all
Terns.
2|
1
8
2
usr
%
8
7,281
8479
06]
8
16
9
NDA
“
1s
817
©
Bikar Atolt
Bikar—Terns__---.--ee-nnnsenennnee|
cine
Muscle.
Careass
Le
29
6
© No detectable activity.
*Collections made sbout February 1, 1955. Data reported as of March 1, 1058,
2
x CTIVITY (
“soytissna) ©
e|yr
Muscle
© wo are in terms of Co equivalent,
*No date taken.
Wagar
Rongerth Atoll
iexpell
NDA
2
Gut.
Tibia
Rongelap—Rooster..-----e..0veren-4|
MENS
Rongelap—~|‘Rooster-—Continned
2
Carcass
Larbared}—Terma.ceoeon------noe
SPxct-
126
‘
204
;
0
4
1“
Cy
°°
2