The Pu and Am concentrations are higher at
expected from global
fallout,
but the
levels
in
the
atolls
the muscle
species of reef fish are only slightly higher than fallout
and
islands
tissue
levels.
than
of certain
A source
of these radionuclides, in addition to global fallout, is residual material in
the sediments and coral
that
was
deposited
during
the
test
years.
. However,
the estimated doses from Pu and Am are a very small fraction of the estimated
total doses via the marine pathway, which in turn are only a small fraction of
the current guidelines.
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