Table A-44. Radionuclide concentrations in local food products (pCi/g wet weight) for
Yugui Island at Rongelap Atoll.
Food
137Cs
g0Sr
239+240Pu
24iAm
Coconut crabs
2.50e+00
2.73e-01
1.51e-03
4.80e-04
Land crabs
Chicken muscle
2.50e+00
2.59e+00
2.73e-01
5 .33e-03
1.51e-03
2.30e-05
4.80e-04
3.70e~-04
Chicken
2.44e+00
1.14e-02
3.40e-04
4.80e-04
Chicken gizzard
Pork muscle
Pork kidney
Pork liver
Pork heart
Bird muscle
Bird eggs
Chicken eggs
Pandanus fruit
liver
2.11e+00
8.50e+00
1.81e+01
5.15e+00
8.50e+00
2.50e-02
1.50e-02
2.59e+00
1.51le+01
1.28e-02
3.60e-03
5.93e-03
5.93e-03
3.60e-03
8 .50e-04
3.82e-04
5.33e-03
9.66e+00
1.60e-04
3.60e-05
1.70e-05
7.90e-05
1.90e-05
2.40e-04
2.40e-04
2.30e-05
2.35e-03
4.70e-04
2.50e-05
9.80e-05
2.10e-05
1.60e-04
4.30e-05
4.30e-05
3.70e-04
6 .02e-04
4.00e-07
Rainwater
2.50e-04
6.70e-04
2.40e-06
Wellwater
2.40e-03
1.00e-03
1.30e-05
4.00e-07
Malolo
2.50e-04
6.70e-04
2.40e~-06
4,00e-07
Coffee/tea
2.50e-04
6 .70e-04
2.40e-06
4.00e-07
NOTE: Value following e notation indicates power of ten. For example, |.00e-05 is equal
to 1.00 x 10>.
A-4&5