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