Contribution of Shellfish Consumption to Lower Mercury Health Risk for Residents in Northern Jiaozhou Bay, China

Table 3

Correlation between Hg content in different types of shellfish and their total weight/edible part weight.

Species	Correlation coefficient ()	Equation	Pearson coefficient ()	Number
Ruditapes philippinarum (total weight)	0.252		0.027	156
Ruditapes philippinarum (edible part weight)	0.323		0.004	156
Argopecten irradians (total weight)	0.452		0.141	31
Argopecten irradians (edible part weight)	0.386		0.215	31
Sinonovacula  constricta(total weight)	0.480		0.161	36
Sinonovacula  constricta(edible part weight)	0.294		0.409	36
Haliotis asinina (total weight)	0.938		0.000	21
Haliotis asinina (edible part weight)	0.948		0.000	21
Busycon canaliculatum (total weight)	0.908		0.000	38
Busycon canaliculatum (edible part weight)	0.925		0.000	38
Concha Ostreae (total weight)	0.381		0.073	47
Concha Ostreae (edible part weight)	0.378		0.076	47
Neptunea cumingi (total weight)	0.671		0.024	27
Neptunea cumingi (edible part weight)	0.693		0.018	27

Remarkably significant correlation; significant correlation.