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

.

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