Fish tissue

Cr

Ni

Cu

Zn

Hg

Pb

Gills

Minimum value

1.9

1.3

2.1

338

1.07

1.06

Maximum value

4.7

2.6

4.2

817

1.18

2.06

Mean

3.0

2.0

2.8

572

1.13

1.47

Liver

Minimum value

1.4

0.3

23.2

204

<0.05

<0.03

Maximum value

8.5

1.8

38.7

468

<0.05

<0.03

Mean

3.8

1.0

30.9

304

<0.05

<0.03

Kidney

Minimum value

1.1

0.2

5.7

499

<0.05

1.01

Maximum value

9.3

4.1

7.6

728

<0.05

1.92

Mean

3.9

2.0

6.7

596

<0.05

1.30

Muscle

Minimum value

1.3

1.3

1.7

27

0.63

<0.03

Maximum value

1.9

2.5

5.2

36

1.95

<0.03

Mean

1.6

1.7

2.6

30

1.40

<0.03

MPLmuscle FAO (FAO/WHO, 2004)

1.0

NR

10

50

1.0

1.0

MPLmuscle SS (SS, 1995)

NR

NR

NR

NR

1.0

1.0

Rate: Mean muscle value/MPLmuscle FAO, SS value

1.6

NA

0.26

0.6

1.4

<0.03