Contribution of Shellfish Consumption to Lower Mercury Health Risk for Residents in Northern Jiaozhou Bay, China
Table 1
Hg contents in the different species of shellfish samples (wet weight, mg·kg−1).
Species
Number
Range
Average
Geometric mean
S.D.
Argopecten irradians
31
0.147–1.072
0.452a
0.381
0.280
Busycon canaliculatum
38
0.003–1.096
0.250b
0.104
0.186
Haliotis asinina
21
0.085–0.477
0.243b
0.208
0.134
Concha Ostreae
47
0.023–0.256
0.095c
0.073
0.068
Sinonovacula constricta
36
0.033–0.171
0.080c
0.068
0.048
Neptunea cumingi
27
0.006–0.201
0.073c
0.054
0.053
Ruditapes philippinarum
156
0.001–0.094
0.024cd
0.016
0.015
Notes: there is no significant difference between those containing same letters, and there is significant difference between those containing different letters, with .