AMAP Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1997-2001
(Chionoecetes opilio)
Hepatopan
creas
5
M
8,9-9,8 cm mg/kg ww 5.06±1.71
0.074±0.023
3.27±1.15
Species
Location
Year
Tissue
n
Sex
Size/age
Unit
Cadmium Mercury
Selenium
Arsen
Deep sea shrimp
(Pandalus borealis)
Uummannaq
1999
Muscle
11 pools F
24-30 mm mg/kg ww -
0.050±0.016
0.142±0.014
Shorthorn sculpin
Qeqertarsuaq
1999
Liver
15
F
27.3 cm
mg/kg ww 0.662±0.360 0.014±0.006
0.88±0.15
(Myoxocephalus quadricornis)
Liver
4
M
23.3 cm
mg/kg ww 1.26±0.59
0.008±0.001
0.88±0.05
2000
Liver
14
F
29.3 cm
mg/kg ww 1.22±1.02
0.014±0.005
1.13±0.23
6
M
22.8 cm
mg/kg ww 1.40±0.41
0.011±0.005
1.17±0.12
Ittoqqortoormiit
1999
Liver
20
F+M
-
mg/kg ww 1.03±0.70
0.049±0.026
1.05±0.23
2000
Liver
13
F
24.8 cm
mg/kg ww 0.75±0.23
0.061±0.048
0.89±0.20
5
M
21.6 cm
mg/kg ww 1.10±0.57
0.045±0.006
1.16±0.23
Atlantic cod
Nuuk
1999
Muscle
9
M+F
35-43 cm
mg/kg ww <0.001
0.014±0.001
0.293±0.018
(Gadus morhua)
Liver
5
M+F
38-42 cm
mg/kg ww 0.050±0.024 0.007±0.002
0.779±0.146
Greenland cod
Nuuk
1999
Muscle
5
M+F
29-45 cm
mg/kg ww -
0.020±0.010
0.209±0.023
(Gadus ogac)
Atlantic salmon
Nuuk
1999
Muscle
20
M+F
61-73 cm
mg/kg ww 0.003±0.001 0.040±0.010
0.269±0.030
(Salmo salar)
Liver
10
M+F
61-73 cm
mg/kg ww 0.190±0.040 0.043±0.006
7.93±1.27
Greenland halibut
Nuuk
1999
Muscle
10
M+F
54-105 cm
mg/kg ww <0.002
0.154±0.134
0.313±0.116
(Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
Liver
5
M+F
56-105 cm
mg/kg ww -
0.151±0.151
1.49±0.76
Capelin
Nuuk
1999
Muscle
20
M
158-199 mm mg/kg ww 0.003±0.001 0.009±0.002
0.163±0.021
(Mallotus vfillosus)
Whole fish 10
M
143-187 mm mg/kg ww -
0.007±0.002
0.131±0.014
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