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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Table 10—Distribution of Gross Beta and GammaActivity in Tissues of Fish (NRDL) *
RADIOACTIVITY (d/m/tissue x 10-4)
ISLAND aND FisH
WET
WEICET
Total
gz
Skin
_
8
Head
oa
B
oa
8
Muscle
Bone
+
8
¥
8
ait
—
Viscera
B
¥
8
x
0.6
2.2
4.9
2.8
9.3
0.3
1.9
14
Rongelap Afoll, South:
Rongelap—Goat...-_.-_-_---
218
8.8
15.5
0.2
2.4
0. 45
3.3
Ll
2.1
1.5
Rongelap—Grouper.......---
452
6.2
5.7
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.7
0.4
0.5
14
10.6
0.3
1.3
0. 63
2.0
0.8
1.3
15
2.7
0.5
13
3.4
2.1
4.2
12.1
8.8
18.7
11.2
12.1
21.0
25,2
7.0
12.1
47.7
19.6
Average. -_.-----_-...-.---|--------.Percent of total activity-_|.-__..--..
7.0
100
100
2.7
Rongelap Atoll, North:
Gejen—Snapper.-_-____._-_-
1,154
26.3
87.0
1.0
H.8
6.8
24.7
5.4
16.8
5.5
15.7
1.7
2.1
6.1
15,9
Kabelle—Snapper..._-._.._.-
735
12.3
18.5
1.0
11.2
4.5
1,9
1.6
0.7
2.4
4.4
0.5
11
2.9
6.3
Kabelle—Parrot-.__.....-_.-
1, 957
24.8
71.3
1,1
8.9
8. 6
20.9
2,4
6.6
7.0
23.4
0.8
2.7
5.9
8.8
1.0
10.6
6,5
15.8
2.9
8.0
5.0
14.5
1.0
2.0
4.7
10.3
4,8
17.3
30.8
26. 9
13.7
13.1
23.7
23.7
4.8
3.3
22,3
16.9
Average. .--------------.--|---------Percent of total activity_.j--....----
21.1
58.9
100
100
Ailinginae Atoll:
Sifo—-Snapper___....-..------
640
Percent of total activity..._|--_..._.__
Rongerik Atoll:
Eniwetak—Squirrel.___....-.
387
Percentof total activity.___|--.--..--Utirik Atoll:
Utirik—Parrot._.-..-.------425
Percent of total activity_.__|...-.....-
0.3
5.9
0.7
9.9
0.6
6.2
0.5
10.6
O1
2.7
0.9
3.6
100
3.2
100
38. 9
9.7
15.2
22.5
25.4
19.3
15,9
16,1
27.2
3.2
7.0
29.0
9.4
0.41
100
2.0
100
0.02}
49
0.35)
17.3
0.23]
55
0.55
27.2
0.27]
13.4
606]
14.6
0391/9002)
7193
149
0. 66
0.87
100
Likiep Atoll:
Likiep—Snapper._.__-___.453
11
Percent of total activity__|.-__...--- 100
0
0.24)
O
0.09;
100
0
27.6
0
22
160
10
0
0
0
0
0
10.3
002]
9
O04);
9.8
0.15)
O22]
22.7
25.3
OF
9
0.2
9
013]
19.7
0
6
0.13]
15.0
0
9
008)
4.0
0%
9.8
0.4
18. 8
0
0.04
0
4.6
57.5
0.38
17,2
0, 2
0
0
0
0
1
91
2
30
« As determined on basis of Us, standards and empirical scatteriug and absorption corrections.
*Collections made February 1956. Data reported as of April-May 1956.
Table 11—Summaryof Beta and GammaActivity in Fish and Marine Invertebrates (NRDL) *
FIsH
IsLAND
No. of
Samples
CRABS
Activity =
(d/m/kegXi0B
of
CLAMS
Activity «
No. of
Samples
(d/m/kgX10-)
B
¥
28
BT
No. of
Samples
SNAILS
Activity
(d/m/kexto-9
B
Activity +
No. of
Samples
¥
(d/m/kgX10-4)
8
v
Rongelap Atoll:
North:
Gejen__-_----2 22. eae
Kabelle_._---.----- 2-2.
10
8
24.5
78.8
2
Central: Eniaetok___...-__.-___
§
19.3
45.1
i
4.5
14.1
1
South: Rongelap....-.----------
5
17.7
32
6
25. 4
24.5
2
Eniwetak_.-_.---._.__.---_-----
8
2.2
7,8
I
2.8
18.3
6
45
22.7
3
21.9
14.5
Utirik. eee
8
1.6
2.1
Liklep -_.-_.-.-.----------.----
8
2.6 |
1.3 Joe wee |e) ee|ee-- |e |e eee e eee
Rongertk Atoll:
Ailinginae Afoll:
Sifo._____-_-----....22-2.2----.Utirik Atoll:
Likiep Atoll:
14.9
flee fee
55,4 )-.-.---.--|.....---|.----- 2]. eee ue] ee
4.6
23
8,8
56
4
1
648
17.7
513
43.9
|_-..-.----|-----_----]--------
2
31
51
|__--.-----|-...-.--|--------|----------[---.------|-+-.----
1
6.4
15.0 |---. -----]----------|--------
|_..---..--]-.------}-----2 |e epee eee eee
3
0. 006
2.8
* As determined on basis of Us04 standards and empirical scattering and absorption corrections.
*Collections made February 1956. Data reported as of April-May 1956.
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