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Table 16
Cobalt-60 in Tridacna and Hippopus (Giant Clams)
Collected at Bikini Atoll, June 1969 I
Average Values
n
Avg.
Range
Bikini
Muscle and mantle
5
115
49-219
Viscera
5
116
41-193
Kidney
3
2350
Muscle and mantle
462)
74
16-134
Viscera
4(2)
64
30-118
Kidney
42)
1920
(1) No other gamma-emitting radionuclides were detected
except naturally occurring 40K
=
2 / Ww
=
=
Wa
(2) Two samples consisted of 3 individuals pooled and one
sample consisted of 2 individuals pooled.
375-2150
38
1|
Nam
1390-4000
oO-
Tissue
Savane
Islet
-
pci/g dry