Table 5; Radioactivity of Invertebrates Other Than Coral,
Maroh 1954-0otober 1955
,Values expressed in uc/rcg of wet tissue
Date and
Area
Rongelap
3/26/54
organism
Atoll
Kabelie
sea cucumber
giant ciam
rock orab
7/16/54
Kabelle
12/8/54
Kabelle
1, 230.
5
spider snail li
Labaredj hermit crab
‘
Integu;
Gut and ment or
* » Muscle Content Carapace
coconut crab
sea cucumber
giant clam
hermit crab
coconut crab
sea cucumber
spider snail
6
9
10
1
4
9
10
1
11
1/26-30/55 nerite snail 12
Rongelap nerite snail 12
ghost crab
7
red-eyed crab 8
a
J
29
oc 7
ne Pe
rock crab
hermit crab
coconut crab
Labaredj giant clam
Kabelle
%
“
sea cucumber
coconut crab
orange sponge
dejen
sea urchin
giant clam
octopus
6
9
10
i
1
10
3
13
2h,
1660.
270.
64,
1640.
118.
1170.
83.
9.1
5.0
1.3
3.0
1.5
1.8
7.2
260,
Gill
eho,
730.
1360.
2400.
450.
590.
61.
29.
ll.
23.
13.
41,
28.
71.
124.
10.
37.
ll.
2.2
0.73
806.
0.73
0.73
0.35
0.64
2.6
0.42
0.27
0.22
2.2
0.32
0.39
0.04
2.3
3:
14,
8.6
5.5
0.085
0.55
4.8
200,
5900.
2500.
3.0
3.8
3.5
55.
9.12/
'
129,
5.08/
10, /
0.312/
¢
0.2
0.23
0.59
0.27
0.43
0.73
2.0
2.8
590 .2/
3400 .2/
360,
39.
19
0.37
0.82
260.
4300,
28.
0.91
0.58
0.22
51.
540.
Oo,
037
0.29
0.11
Misc,
‘
1270.
0.
Liver
or Visc.
Mantle Gonad Mass
Kidney
2.8
1.0
3.5
12.
2.1
12.
1.13/
30.
17.
a/
0.437,
5-549
1.88