Table 15
Strontium-90 in Eviscerated Whole Reef Fish
Collected at Bikini Atoll, June 1969
Sample
Number
Species
25609
Location
Convict
surgeon
25611
"
"
25613"
"
25615
"
"
25617
"
"
Nam
25621
Grouper
Nam
25622
25624
25628
Mullet
Mullet
Mullet
25619
"
"
"
"
No. of fish
in sample
Length
pCi/g dry weight
4
158-175mm
0.86 + 0.05%
6°
15
25
19
130-155mm
112-135mm
95-110mm
90-10 5mm
0.37
0.27
0.14
0.09
+
+
+
+
0.02
0.04
0.02
0.03
3
41,62, 78mm
0.29 + 0.06
"
"
"
16
15
8
150-175mm
160-200mm
195-260mm
0.50 + 0.05
0.35 + 0.04
0.33 + 0.04
Flagtail
"
8
193-214mm
0.23 + 0.04
25661
25663
#Goatfish
Goatfish
"
"
4
3
200-250mm
230 -250mm
0.93 + 0.03
0.61 + 0.03
25605
Bikini
16
94-115mm
0.16 + 0.04
25607
Convict
surgeon
"
"
"
4
132-152mm
0.16 + 0.04
25630
25632
25634
Mullet
Mullet
Mullet
"
"
"
5
13
5
220-255mm
150-175mm
250-300mm
0.12 + 0.04
0.05 + 0.04
0.12 + 0.04
25657
25659
Goatfish
Goatfish
"
"
2
8
185,190mm
190-220mm
0.07 + 0.02
0.05 + 0.02
(muscle)
* Error is 1 0
37