be no such limitations on dietary
the available marine and terrestrial
intake of coconut.
resources.
Similarly, Pandanus
The use of imported foods will
on Bikini Island; and since it will be
surely continue to varying degrees.
a few years before these plants are
To the extent that these imports may
very productive, only a few fruit are
reduce the daily intake of locally
occasionally available.
grown food products or locally avail-
Once again,
by 1980 the availability of both Pan-
able marine resources will in turn
danus and breadfruit should be suffi-
reduce the dose estimates in this
cient for normal subsistence use and
report since these estimates are based
could be included in the diet if
upon the diets listed in Table 3.
radionuclide levels are not excessive.
diet should be evaluated after the
Presently on Eneu Island there are no
people return to determine the extent
Pandanus fruit or breadfruit; however,
to which it deviates from the diet used
By 1980 avail-
not be limiting.
in this dose assessment.
We have also assumed
Table 3.
Estimated diet for Bikini
and Eneu Islands.
that both Pandanus fruit and bread-
Intake (g/da)
fruit will be, available by 1980 on
Eneu.
1975
These dietary estimates are similar
to those in the assessment of Enewetak
Ato11® and are based upon the research
conducted at that time, which included
discussions with and observations of
the Enewetak people living on Ujilang
and information from Dr. Jack Tobin,
an anthropologist and then resident of
the Marshall Islands, and Dr. Mary
Murai of the University of California
School of Public Health, who lived in
shallese diet.’
In addition, we have
' since had the opportunity to observe
Bikini
Eneu
1980
Bikini
and
Eneu
Fish
600
600
600
Domestic meat
100
100
100
Pandanus fruit
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200
Breadfruit
50
—
150
Wild birds
20
20
20
Bird eggs
10
10
10
Coconut meat’
100
100
100°
Coconut milk:
100
100
300
Coconut crab
25
25
25
Clams -
25
25
25
Garden >
vegetables
50
50
50
1130
1030
1580
plus imports
the Bikini’ people take advantage of
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Total
first hand how both the Enewetak and
Le
The
ability of coconut milk and meat should
and has published a book on the Mar-
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