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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Tables 9 and 12 show the gross activity in
birds and fowls.*
The data show a significant higher concentration of gross activity in the livers of fish
and in the crustacean muscles.
Table 8—Distribution of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Tissues of Large Fish * (NRDL)*
RADIOACTIVITY (ue x 103/TissuE)()
WET
Wont
ISLAND AND Fisa
Total
Skin
8
¥
B
Muscle
¥
8
¥
Bone
B
Gills
Y
B
Viscera
¥
8
7
Rongelap Atoll, North
Gejen. flat Fish with Orange Spots*_.......-..-_.-..-.---
507
196
714
25
24
18
96
120
s|310
7
16
26
268
2 Pelargic_....--.__..----------------------
North lagoon.{3polarsween teen nee eee
503
301
84|
500]
6
69
9
73
2
35
(271
[sig
3
16
37
66
Average..----..-.---- ae ee nee eee
497
113
688
12
54
12
89
61
298
4
16
24
131
10.6
18.1
64.01
s3]/
sso|
Percentage of total activity._........--..-.--- 120.2. -e-- |. uw ee]... --] 8.
4
10.6
jes
9.2)
9
94
50.7
3
3.5
far
2.7
8
21.0
60
22.3
Rongelap AfoN, South
a--.-----
1, 490
112
590
19
16
14
3
41
308
4
33
34
140
Southeast lagoon.;Lutinius._.....__ 2... 2-0. ae
Grouper. _---._._..--.---- 2
2,170
69
513
25
69
19
119
18
«=H
6
51
1
163
Red Smnapper..._.._..-..----.--- 2 .----
1, 980
106
339
12
36
14
104
69
122
8
27
13
50
19
19.8]
40
8.3)
16
105
16.7] 21.9]
6
63)
37
7.7)
16
187]
1
30
48
44
8
1106
8
10
{207
140
5
26
26
30
8
62
5
7
126
80
3.0)
12.7
16,5
14.7
6.2
30.4
3.2
3.41
AVerage.__--. 3 ee ee eee
1, 880
96
481
Percentage of total activity-..--_-...._._------...-----.-----}- ul. ---|------}Leee.
Rongerik Atoll
Parrot__...------- eee ee
1,450
2721
Avorage.._.--.- nee ee oe ee
840
168
Eniwetak. {rereveneer ee eee cee
20}
e|
330]
68!
Percentage of total activity.........-..-.-.--..----2-- -----|...------- wee nfo ene
® Name unknown,
*>150z.
> we are in terms of Coequivalent.
*Collections made about February 1, 1955. Data reported as of March 1, 1955.
8
}13
3
{is
39
1180
40.7) 375]
7
[is
1
3
[45
820
118
246
39
39. 2