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TABLE 2. Concentrations of anthropogenic radionuclides in fish muscle tissue collected from the Northern Marshall Islands during 1978. Atoll or Radionuclide concentration in muscle tissue (pCi/kg wet wt) island and total number of fish Likiep (294) Fish and number Mullet (26) Surgeonfish® (98) Rabbitfish (25) Rudderfish (25) Goatfish (109) Parrotfish (23) Taka éT (132) (144) Ailuk (173) Mean Range 0.3-<1 0.7 6.6-7.4 7 1-<3 1.9 7-23 16 -- <0.1 = <0.3 <0.2-0.7 -- 0.4 <0.6 Mean Range Mean Range -- <0.005 0.03-0.04 0.035 <0.003-0.02 0.01 -- <0.04 0.03-0.07 0.06 -- <0.02 °<0.01 -- <0.01 -~ <0.02 0.04 —— 0.007 0.013 -~ <0.005 0.08 -- <0.05 -- 4.7 -~ -- 11.4 -- 0.02 -- 6.2 -- <0.05 <0.003-0.02 0.04 0.01-1.4 5-7.6 10-14 241 an 12.2 <0.004-0.07 3.3 <0.005-0.02 Range Mean 0.5 3.3-3.4 0.13-0.19 0.15 <0.006~-0.03 0.02 0.5 Vi-17) 14 -- <0.03 0.05-0.12 0.08 <0.006-0.04 0.02 -- 0.2 19-34 28 -- <0.01 <0.004-0.007 0.005 -- <0.003 -- <0.6 5.8-13.9 9.3 <0.007-0.07 Surgeonfish (142) 0.2-1.1 0.8 19-27 Goatfish (92) 0.2-0.4 0.3 6.9-7.2 7 Mullet (95) Surgeonfish (130) 23 <0.01-0.09 <0.01-<0.03 0.009 Mean 0.3-0. Goatfish (65) Bikar Range 2394240), 0.3-0. Large carnivores (4) (300) 2385, Surgeonfish (59) Large carnivores? (3) Parrotfish (9) Wotho 1376, Mullet (70) Ailinginae Mullet (36) (283) 905, 0.03 0.14-0.24 0.2 0.04 0.05-0.19 0.12 <0.007-0.02 <0.1-0.08 0.015 <0.02 0.01-0.3 0.02 -- <0.01 0.04 -- 0.2 -- 18 -- 0.02 -- 0.07 ~- <0.002 <0.2-<0.5 <0.3 14-35 22 <0,006-<0.02 <0.009 <0.008-0.02 0.01 <0.002-0.02 <0.008 -- <0.4 8.1-10 8 0.005-0.012 0.009 0.04-0.13 -- <0.2 20-22 =«21 -- <0.2 6.6-7.2 13-16 3615 18-22 20 <0.1-<0.4 Parrotfish (8) -- <0.5 Large carnivores (2) -_ 0.2 Mullet (70) -- 0.15 6.9 <0.009-<0.02 5.7-6.2 6 -<0.001-<0.008 -- <0.003 0.1 0.01-0.03 0.02 <0.002 -~ 0.04 -- <0.01 <0.003~<0.01 <0.006 <0.007-<0.009 <0.01 -- 0.02 <0.004 <0.003-<0.006 <0.004 -- -- <0.02 0.002-0.004 0.003 0.008 -- 0.016 -- lost 0.03 Surgeonfish (62) Parrotfish (8) <0.2-<1 <0.5 22-25 23 <0.004-0.04 0.02 <0.004-0.04 0.02 <0.006-0.06 <0.8-1 0.9 21-24 23 <0.008-0.03 0.01 <0.008-0.05 0.03 <0.01-0.03 0.02 Large carnivores (4) <0.1-0.6 0.4 24-28 26 <0.001-<0.003 0.01 - <0.01 Mullet (32) -- <0.4 5.9-7.7 7 0.005-0.05 0.02 <0.8 11-20 15 <0.01-0.05 <0.03 <0.1-<0.5 <0.3 5.7-7.2 -- <0.7 -- Surgeonfish (41) <0.7-<0.1 Goatfish (99) Large carnivores (1) <0.002 0.009-0.012 -<0.03-0.08 0.06 -- <0.01 0.05 <0.008-0.01 <0.01 <0.001-0.1 <0.005 0.005 6 -- <0.009 ~- <0.01 16 -- <0.02 -- <0.02 --