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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION OF AREAS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM NUCLEAR TESTS
Table 29—Radiochemical Analysis of Fish and Chicken (NRDL)*
IsLAND
FISH
Rongelap Atoll
Pelargi
Rongelap Lagoon
|
TIssuz
503 ||Qill_..-_-.-..Muscel____----
Flat fish_---------------—- -
507 ieee
Coconutcrab. -...----------
1008 eewooeeeee
Rooster____..____-..-__------__---
Utirik Atoll
Me@l_._--. 22+ eee eee
Utirie|Feng fish.
TOTAL
BETA
ACTIVITY
(djm x 10-4)
Viseera..._-..-
coat BIGen — = vn nnn
APPEL---— ~~ -———- ane
Spider snaij___--.__--_---~-_.---------Gejen;..--do..._._-_---.-_-_---..0-.--------Red eye erab___----_._-----..---------Labaredj Killer clam-__._.._-----..----..__--
Rongelap
WEICHT
(g}
Muscle__..--_.
Muscle...-_---
26 Total body-...
I |_.---do..__.---30 |_-.--do...--_--230 |_._-- do..__.---Muscle.__.__-Viscera____--._
1140 Liver_...--__-
24
82
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BETA ACTIVITY
Sri
1.2
Srio
1.0
Csi87
3.2
Rule
Rhi%
Zr
0.07 j_--- ete.
3
20
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
3.2 |_--------fween [ee eneee
(t) |. (often ee eee fone ee eee
585
0.1
0.1
w
0.7
0.6
40
175
225
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.2
1204
0.2
0.1
432
0.1)
>NDA
29
Li
0.8
60
0.2
0.2
VE tele
23
0.6
0.5
7
2.0
L6
SKin..__.--__-
12
13
1.0
Tibia____._-_-
101
0.2
0. 2
Total body___-
1
1.1
0.9
7
0.8 foi
185 |___.do.._.._.
Rare
Earths
6.6 {ona een n fone nee nn [eee e ene
|
14.2
62
1.3 |... --.}--. 2 -----]--------
ro}
oa2 [ef
7.8
1.9
1.6
2.6
2
400
4
|_-.--_..--|---_------]-_-----j___-__
6,3
65
10 |... - 22]... eee
jo... e.f.e. ee |L--40
fw -e flee eee
fee
Jove fee ee}
Bl
ftp
14
Wb
LO
Jie. flee.
[--_ue._.--]----------|--------
7 |_..-------|----------|----------|----------| |
Rongerik Afoit
Eniwetak Mullet. --------------------------
Musele__._.__-
730 [MuseleLe
100
0.2
0.2
8.2 |--......--]----------]--------
39
0.04 |_--.-----[--------
* No datataken.
> No detectable activity.
*Collections made about February 1, 1955. Data reported as of April 1955.
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