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

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