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Decerter 31,
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Division of Biology ana Meaicine
United States Atomic cnergy Commission
‘A isfiagton 25,
D.C.
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Dear John:
atner than send the information about the Rongeiao fish in a
TWX we thought there would be less chance for erro: by calling
you directly.
For your record
the information
that was uictated
to Patt by telavhone on December 31 1.5 as follows:
Vhe average gross bets values for hhongelan fish in terms of
microcuries vec kllogram. of we! tissue are «s follows:
i.
March i8iS, Kwbeile tsiand reef fier
muscle -
9. 026
whole fish - ~ 9.20
2.
March .958, Hongeliy Island reef fish
muscle whole fish -
3.
0. 906
~ 0.010
August 1953, hongelas Island reef fish -(average muximunm: vaiue)
muscle -
GU. G03
iYhis is an average of a grou» of fish for which the values
from earlier collections have been a maximum).
4.
Current average vaiues are as low as or lower than vaiues from
any of the orevious coliectiong.
[sotopic composition of samples:
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i.
The estimate 1 amount of <*9 in muscle is apyroximutely
. 003 pwe/sKgZ.
2n°% i. the orincipal gamm..: emitter in fish mugcle.
value from the August .4593 collection ia 2.2 uc/kg.
Maximum
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