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GROSS ACTIVITY
Table 9—Summaryof the Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Birds and Fowl!*
IsLAND AND SPECIMEN
No. oF}
SreciMENS
WET
WEIGHT
ACTIVITY (ue x
10¢/tissue) =
B
7
FRongelap Atoll
Gejen— Terns. ..----------.---.----2
163 }.----.-- Je. eae
Gut_..-----.-----.--2 eee epee eee
48
116
Tibia. eee eee eee e|----- ee |e eee
10
10
Carcass....--.----------- ean ne-|- ene ee nen ee
Kabolle—Terns-..-.---.---.------.-
2
197
Tibia... .-..--.----2 22 eee ef |e
Muscle__..........-------.------|-_---.--]__. 2 Oarcass._...-------.----- nee | fee eee
3
9
22
242
6
133
23 |>NDA
300
148
Larbsredj— Terns. _._----..--------2
146 |ooee.
Gut___-_. 22 e ee |e fens oe eee
114
37
Mbia_ 2-2-2 eee ee
29
4
Rongelap—Rooster ....--.----------1
Skeleton .....----------2----e---|---- ene
Muscle
we n
neues] eee eee
Viscera
Liver. ....0-20---2--+n---0------]--------
143
41
260
166
29
120
51
6
1, 140 J.
268
6,800
8,270
434
64
144
*Collections made about February 1, 1985.
Wer
WEIGHT
(g)
Rongertk Ato
Eniwetak—Terng_._-.....--.-----.-
2
(*)
ACTIVITY (ut x
104/tissue) *
a
7
8
16
2
2
18
2
7,281
8, 478
[--.e---}--- eee
Gut_..-2- 2. - |---| eee
10
Muscle..._....---.-..-----------][----- a fee ane ee
Carcass_...-..-.-.--.-------2---|------- eee
33
126
Tibia. _....--...-.--.-----------|--------[----
Bikar Atoll
9
6)
NDA
175
317
14
204
Bikar— Terns. __--.-------- ee
2
126 |...----.{-----.-Gut.-..--_.--------e ef -e | eee
9
3
Tibia__.....-.---.---.----------]--------|-----.---6
1
AOP(ae
Carcass ._...--..-------.----- een |---| -- eee
* wc are in terms of Co® equivalent.
b No detectable activity.
* No data taken.
No.or|
SreciMENS
Rongelap—Rooster—Continued
Heart ..--_.-------.--.--_.--.---}-------15
Skin. _.._..-.---------- fee
157
Lung... ene ee nee [eee fe eee ee
200
253
415
184 [2-22 fe
Gut... |e eee
ISLAND AND SPECIMEN
Data reported as of March 1, 1955,
40
4
14
M4
6a
32