Table 1.
Potassium and cesium- 137 in Birgus latro
latro (coconut crab)
muscle collected at Rongelap Atoll and ‘Utirik Island, Utirik Atoll.
Kabelle Island
Sample
no.
March i958
(dry season)
34
35
36
CeS5ium-137
Potassium
dry weight
dry weight
d/m/g
604
426
349
37
410
38
(wet season)
‘dry season)
17. 68
/gK
Wet/dry
ratio
20489
18994
13789
4.212
3.794
3.591
10447
4.082
13. 04
Av. = 13.14
S.D.= 2.81
15092
Av.= 15682
S5.D= 3966
3.743
Av. = 3.884
§.D.=0. 252
7
8
9
661
438
454
17.25
14. 68
11.99
17258
13440
17056
4.930
3.480
3.807
11
12
650
324
475
150
11.92
13.87
Av. = 14.12
S.D.= 2.02
24564
10519
Av.= 1543G
S8.D= 5474
3.946
3.660
Av, = 4,022
§.D.=0. 424
924
619
12. 72
12. 64
18546
22065
4.470
4.330
12.00 —
24217
10
325
Av.
S.D.=
March 1959
13. 28
10. 32
11. 40
uc Cs 137
437
445
95
Av.=
5.D.=
August 1958
mg/g
Cesium Unit
i
2
3
5
731
Av.=
S.D=
645
630
85
15.03
11.76
9741
4.308
27993
4,840
5. 140
Av.= 12.28 Av.=23205 Av. = 4.695
S.D= 0.47
S.D* 3956 $.D.=0.366 |
yet wet
he pack
Rongelap Island
March 1958
(dry season)
84
85
86
199
219
276 .
87
202
38
Av.=
S.D=
261
231
35
12.18
15. 40
19. 20
2,96
14.72
Av.= 12. 89
5.D= 6,09
7356
6403
6474
3.895
4.243
4.419
7989
Av.=11793
5.D+10614
5.130
Av.= 4.276
S$.D= 0.556
30743
3.693