TABLE 2.

(Continued. )

Atoll or
Radionuclide concentration in muscle tissue (pCi/kg wet wt)

island and

total number
of fish
Rongerik

(290)

Fish and

90,

number
Mullet

Range

(35)

-—-

Surgeonfish (221)

<0.2-0.6

Goatfish (19)

Ujelang

(164)

Utirik

ST

(113)

--

1374.
Mean

Range

<0.3

5.3-7.4

0.36

0.8

--

<0.01

0.07-0.3

0.18

--

<0.004

<0.006

0.01-0.15

0.09

<0.005-0.02

0.01

<0.01

--

Mean

0.024

Range

-~

0.015

-~

16.3

--

<0.003

--

<0.003

--

<0.008

--

15.4

--

<0.02

--

<0.007

--

<0.01

Large carnivores (7)

--

<0.3

14-40

<0.003~0.02

<0.01

0.01

--

<0.006

Surgeonfish (20)

--

0.2

Goatfish (57)

--

<0.16

5.6-6.9

Large carnivores (87)

--

<0.03

16-24

Surgeonfish (3)

--

<1.5

--

Rudderfish (23)

--

<0.3

--

--

lost

--

Threadfin (7)

~~

<0.3

--

Parrotfish (1)

--

<1.4

Large carnivores (3)

--

<0.4

<2

-~

Threadfin (28)

Mullet (74)
Surgeonfish (276)
Goatfish (233)

--

<0.002

-~

<0.002

--

<0.009

6.3

--

<0.005

-~

<0.003

--

<0.004

20

--

<0.005

<0.006-0.04

0.02

--

<0.01

23

--

<0.2

--

<0.6

--

<0.02

--

6.2
15

--

--

5.9

3.9

15-24
~~

0.4

-~

<0.02

--

-~

<0.001

--

<0.001

--

<0.001

--

<0.02

--

<0.01

--

<0.01

=

--

<0.06

--

0.06

--

<0.02

--

<0.01

--

<0.01

-~

<0.01

--

<0.002

--

0.09

--

<0.08

--

<0.002

18

--

<0.001

--

<0.03

--

<0.003

0.04-0.13

--

15

0.9

16-133

42

<0.003-0.04

0.013

0.03-1.3

0.72

0.01-0.12

0.06

<0.2-1.1

0.7

18-55

33

<0.003-0.04

0.02

0.06-0.47

0.32

<0.01-0.13

0.06

7.6 <0.007-0.02

0.02

0.008-0.04

0.3-2.8

-<0.2-<0.6

1

7-8.5

<0.1
<0.3

--

16.3

12-62

28

--

0.01

0.007-<0.03

0.02

--

-<0.004-0.009

0.002

0.024

0.15
0.006

<0.003-0.02

:
.
:
Large carnivores include grouper, jack, snapper, tuna, and mackerel.

.

:

:

.

:

:

Co in muscle tissue were also determined in pCi/kg wet wt for species at Rongelap Atoll.

<1.3-9.5 and the mean is 3.

For convict surgeonfish the range is <1.3-10 and the mean is 3.

0.01

--

<0.008

<0.001-<0.02

-—

:

0

-~

<0.07

Convict sur geonfish.

“concentrati ons of

0.01

20
6.8

14-21

0.005-<0.01

0.5-2

Parrotfish (15)
Large carnivores (7)

25

--

Goatfish (76)

--

mean is 1.5.

Mean

<0.6

--

b

8.3

Range

--

Surgeonfish (71)

a

--

Mean

--

Rudderfish (70)

(605)

6.4

241

Threadfin (6)

Jemo
(99)

Range

17.5 <0.002-0.01

--

0.45

Mean

239+240,,|

Parrotfish (2)

Mejit (70)

Rongelap*

14-20

238,

For mullet the range is

For parrotfish the range is <1.3-2 and the

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