AVERAGE GROSS BETA ACTIVITY IN RONGELAP FISH MUSCLE COLLECTED AUGUST 1958
Island
Rongelap

Av pWKE

Family

wet

Eniaetok

ogy

Acanthuridae

.0061

(135) .002-.008

Apogonidae

.004

(1)

Balistidae

005

(1)

surgeonfish

cardinalfish
triggerfish

Be lonidae

needlefish

.0024

(3)

Bothidae

.003

(1)

Carangidae

O17

(1)

Carcharinidae

£0035

(2)

.003-.004

Chae todontidae
butterflyfish

.003

(3)

,002-.004

Dulidae
tide poolfish

004

(1)

sole

jacks

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SHAIHOHV ZOC

sharks

>
Us

wet

.0056 (3%)

O1L

cornetfish

barracudas

Av uc/KE
wet

.004-.008

.002-.003

Fistulafidae

Sphyraenidae

yy

No. Range

,

Blennidae

blennies

Avum/ke

No. Range

Kabelle

006

(4)

.006-.,006

(2)

.O006-.916
|

.0006

(1)

004

(1)

.O10

(1)

.008

(1)

Joo

{ 1)

.O79

(1)

04

(1)

0055

ogy

No. Range

(2)

005-0048

** pooled samples, containing 1 to 6 specimens.
Nete:

The correction factors were based on cto.
would elevate these values considerably.

The use of correcticn factors based on zn©5
Determination of ane levels are in progress.

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