TABLE 8a
Summary of the Gross Beta and Gamma Activity in Birds and Fowl
Island and
Specimen
No. of
Wet Weight
2
163
Specimens
Rongelap
Gejen
- Terns
Gut
(g)
Carcass
'
2
115
10
10
197
290
253
415
13
Tibia
23
Muscle
22
Carcass
242
2
300
146
Gut
114
Tibia
Rongelap - Rooster
Skeleton
Muscle
Viscera
Liver
Heart
Skin
Y
184
Gut
Larkaredj - Terns
B
46
Tibia
Kabelle - Terns
Activity(ue x 104/TissueX*)
1
Lung
6
133
148
37
_29
_4
6800
260
166
29
8
.
16
8270
120
§1
6
2
18
143
1140
268
434
64
144
16
151
9
wpa?
—2
71281
41
—
8479
Rongerik Atoll
Eniwe ax- Terns
Gut
fc)
2
10
Tibia
6
Muscle
33
Carcass
9
NDA
14
126
294
9
6
3
1
175
317
Bikar Atoll
Bikar
-
Terns
Gut
Tibia
Muscle
2
126
woe
Carcass
(a)
(b)
pe are in terms of Co’” equivalent.
No detectable activity.
(c)
No data taken.
Collections made about February 1, 1955.
Data reported as of March 1, 1955.
-
40
14
_i4
4
69
32