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Table 7
Co-60

Tridacna and Hippopus

(Giant Clams)

Collected at Bikini Atoll, June 1969(1)
Average Values

pci/g dry
Islet

Bikini

Tissue

n

“Muscle and mantie
Viscera
Kidney

Nam

Avg.

Range

115

49-219

116

41-193

2350

1390-4000

Muscle and mantle

4 (2)

74

16-134

Viscera

4 (2)

64

30-118

Kidney

4 (2)

1020

375-2150

(1)

No other gamma-emitting radionuclides were detected
except naturally occurring 40x,

(2)

Two samples consisted of 3 individuals pooled and one
sample consisted of 2 individuals pooled,

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