14
RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
GROSS ACTIVITY
Table 10—Distribution of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Tissues of Fish (NRDL) *
15
Table 12—Summary of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Birds and Eggs *
Rapioactiviry (d/m/tissue x 10-4) *
Wet
Waicut|
ISLAND aND Fis
@
2184;
Rongelap—-Grouper
r
88
a2)
Average
Pereentoftotal activity.
Rongelap Atoll, North:
Gejen—Snapper..
6
Hood
Y
8
Muscle
y
6
Parentof total activity.
Rongerik Atoll:
Enivetak—Squirrel._______.
Pereentoftotal activity
Utirik Alok:
Raploactivrry «
Bone
y
a
an
Y
&
IsLaND
Viscora
¥
é
24
O45)
os
33
2a]
os]
as
Jane
23]
|a2a
106
6ji00
{08
42
713
[iz
oe} 20]
as fis7
28.3
87.0
10
fing
66
J2a7
54
123
2.8
3s
718
|1o
111
]iu2
89]
ar]
|os}oaz}o4]
a5]
85
a9
[2.9]
10}
24
1.5
|
1.4]
27
26
16]
ao
27
25.2
1168
5.5
fin?
o7f
oe]
2a
aa
7014
JO6
22
49
]os!
}o5]
770
213]
121
344
47.7
at
19.6
[7
21
61
188
fos
fos
10]
ai]
a7]
20
so]
na
ae
a8
68.9
100
[10/106
[4.8 [173
25
308
|158
20
29
137
80
7131
50
3.7
[145
[237
[20
48
20
Bs
a7
223
108
16.9
329
[100
}O3
O7
O71]
$225
99
254
O6
198
62]
fino
05
161
(106
27.2
|o1
132
27]
720
O98
f20
26
O46
387]
0.41]
20
100
100
001)
os
O4
ise
Liklep—Snapper.......-...
Percent oftotal activity.
a3]
0.66]
$0.02] 035) 0.23] 055]
f49 173 85
[272
100
100
0
27.6
oul
o
0
10.3
11]
100
22
100
]0
0
0
0
0
0
0.02)
9
on basis of Ui00
0.87] 0
aod
oo!
0.04} O27] 0.06] 039/002]
98 faz faae 293 [49
0.08!
40
ois!
o22]
033]
[227
[253
19.7
150
033/10
¢
0.06]
46
675
oss]
122
0.1
9
a2]
9
o
0
0
0
fo
fo
0
o
1
|e
2
0
-
Gojen
-
Kabelle......-......
Aflinginae Atoll:
Bio.
Egg,soft tissue.
© Asdetermined on basis of Ui0s
“Collections made February 1956.
No. of
Samples
8
7
8]
10]
5]
5S}
WSL
129)
19.3]
127]
8
55.4
451
382
a]
22]
6|
No. of
Samples.
Crams
Activity ®
(d/m/kex10-9
8
¥
2]
2
87
a]
GO]
45]
m4
wat
ms
78
if
28]
13
45]
27
8)
a0]
145
8
6
21
8
2.6
13
and
No, of
Samples
SNaiLs
Activity «
(djtafkgxie-9
8
¥
1]
2]
45]
2
88
56
1]
64]
18.0
No. of
Samples
‘Activity *
(aimeex10)
&
7
4
a{
648
427
818
43.9
2]
31
51
-
*
3
0.006
33
92
101
M1
Beta
X10) (afmnfkee
Gamma
X10-1)
}
10-)
1
1
2
2
28
and
Data reported as of April-May1956.
427792—67-——-4
and
NDA
o
0,62
0.28
0.98
0.38
NDA
NDA
7.9
10.2
a8
0
0
Om
0.32
0.025
0.019
NDA
36.9
a9
5.3
22.8
0.1
0.07
NDA
0.18
89
nm
0
87
0.13
0.027
0.18
0.3
7
30
26
18
7
7
7
7
1
2
216
1.7
0.38
0.057
90.08
NDA
NDA
0.26
2.3
49
_
0
0
2.9
7
0.43
0.18
NDA
0.06
0.18
14.7
367
_
0
10
38
2
92
1.9
2.0
0.9
9.8
0.05
—
0,09
_
19.7
B
and
0.04
NDA
78
2.3
0
LT
33
a6
0.28
ou
0
M45
0.32
6
33
Ld
10.3
1
2
# Asdetermined on basls of Us0s
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
*Counted tn April-May 1956.
Craps
1
Rongerik Atol:
o2
and absorption
Activity =
(d/mnjkgX10-+)
:
Tern,
Mausele..
Viscera.
Data reported as of April-May 1936.
Fig
aMrisS Aver
We
Egg,soft tissue.
Tern
Viscers..
Table 11—Summary of Beta and Gamma Activity in Fish and Marine Invertebrates (NRDL) *
ISLAND
aunt ofa
Rongelap.......----- Tern:
Egg shell...
2.8
fos
32]
woo
59}
152
AMTLE
Rongelap Atoll:
21.1
woo
425]
*Collections made February 1956.
Joa]
8
7
eo]
Utirtk—Parrot........-.-0--4
Percentof total activity.
Liklep Ato:
|0O2
57
7.0
roo
725]
1,067]
-
155
52}
1,184]
Kabclle—Snapper.
Kabello—Parrot.
aA
&
Skin
.
Rongelap Atoll, South:
Rongelap—Goat.
Average.
Percentof total activity.
Allinginoe
Atol :
Total
9.03
NDA
12
19
0