TABLE 11.

Concentrations of radionuclides in different United States fresh,

commercial marine foods.
Radionuclide concentration

and location

Fish fillets

Reference

(pCi/kg wet wt)

Marine ‘food
Year

1376.

706,

2394240),

“number

24 a

~~

29

=~

~-

30

--

--

--

31

0.3

--

--

--

30

Chicago”

1979

1978

0.3

-~

--

--

31

Imported”

1971-77

2

San Diego albacore

1977

San Francisco snapper

we

New York City

1974

New York City

1978

0.6

--

New York City

1979

0.6

San Francisco

1978

San Francisco

0.0017

2045

--

--

32 and 33

24

--

--

34

--

30

--

--

35

1977

--

1742

0.00840.003

-~

36

Oregon turbot

1979

<0.4

15

0.022

North Carolina mullet

1979

--

9

San Francisco squid

1980

--

New York City

1974

New York City

1978

1.4

New York City

1979

San Francisco
San Francisco

Shellfish

East and gulf coast

invertebrates‘

b
c

d

<0.02
~~

--°

--

0.06

~~

~+°

a

0.04

--

29

--

--

--

30

1.5

--

--

--

31

1978

0.5

--

--

--

30

1979

0.8

~~

--

--

31

1976

-

143

0.09

0.02

37

--

1.6

0.15

0.36

37

April and October catches averaged.
Includes fresh, frozen, and canned fish.
.

Unpublished results from LLNL.

:
.
oe.
:
Includes Mytilus edulis, Crassostrea virginica, and Ostrea equestris.

28

!

--°

<0.07

West coast invertebrates 1976-77)
a

--

:

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