‘ y —_ 600, and 555, The concentrations of these radionuclides in edible portions of organisms range from undetectable amounts to the following maximum values: 1375 ~ 2260 pci/g ary in the muscle tissues of a curlew from Nam I. 90. - 204 pci/g dry in the hepatopancreas of a coconut crab from Bikini I. 6066 - 219 pci/g dry in muscle and mantle tissue of a giant clam near Bikini I. >> re - 40,900 pCi/g dry in the liver of an ulua. The range in the amount of a radionuclide in the same tissue from the same species at the same islet is wide. When > detectable amounts of radionuclides are present, the minimum and maximum values often differ by factors of four or five and sometimes by a factor of ten. The values for concentra- tion of radionuclides in individual samples are given in Appendix Tables 1 through 15. Average values and ranges are given in text Tables 1 through 15. yistorian’s Office ARCHIVES” <4 the true water content of some samples is difficult to determine. The average concentrations of radionuclides were converted to a wet-weight basis for convenience in calculating daily intake from the diet; the conversions were made by using average wet to dry weight ratios for each kind of sample. 9001382