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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‘coconuts are available.

the Marshall Islands for several years

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and breadfruit are not fully matured

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