TABLE II
COMPARISON OF RADIONUCLIDE CONTENT OF BIKINI DIET
1967 VERSUS 1969
pei/g WET WEIGHT
Ws,
|
137¢5
Diet Item
"67
"69
Fish
19
oe, 32
Pandanus Fruit
a
'6T
5Fe
69
‘67
"69
wigl/
100
1g/
19
2g3/
52
130
-
Birds
13
-
26.5
282/
100
Arrowroot
17
2,43/
92
eat
Coconut
19 313/
114
voe/
lk
Crabs: Muscle
19s
«ee
72
—-1813/
-
1.23
-.
623/
-
1703/
-
433/
.02
nd
Liver
Clams or
-O4 ot
Lobster
-
_°
-
;
110
-
-
5.9
°
2.
Values ror 1969 are eviscerated whole reef fish.
2.
Average for four species.
3. ‘Values for Bikini only used for this data point.
kh.
Value applies to arrowroot flour prepared by grinding, rinsing three
times with salt water and once with fresh water (Marshallese method
of preparation).
nd - not detectable
.