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Table 7
Co-60
Tridacna and Hippopus
(Giant Clams)
Collected at Bikini Atoll, June 1969(1)
Average Values
pci/g dry
Islet
Bikini
Tissue
n
“Muscle and mantie
Viscera
Kidney
Nam
Avg.
Range
115
49-219
116
41-193
2350
1390-4000
Muscle and mantle
4 (2)
74
16-134
Viscera
4 (2)
64
30-118
Kidney
4 (2)
1020
375-2150
(1)
No other gamma-emitting radionuclides were detected
except naturally occurring 40x,
(2)
Two samples consisted of 3 individuals pooled and one
sample consisted of 2 individuals pooled,