TABLE 10.
Summary of average radionuclide concentrations in fish muscle tissue
of individual reef fish and all pelagic lagoon fish collected at the Northern
Marshall Islands.
Radionuclide concentration (pCi/kg wet wt)
90sy
137¢5
239+240py
Remaining
Fish
All atolls All atolls
Rongelap
atolls
All atolls
Mullet
0.520.3
1048
0.740.51
0.1140.08
--
Convict surgeonfish
0.820.6
22411
0.3140.22
0.0940.08
-~
Goatfish
0.50.6
742
-~
--
0.02140.026
Parrotfish
0.520.4
1644
-~
--
0.05640.058
Remaining reef fish
0.30.2
1045
-~
--
0.01440.014
Pelagic lagoon fish
0.340.2
2348
-~
--
0.011+40.008
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