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

Table 5

THQ of Hg in the different species of shellfish from northern Jiaozhou Bay.

Species	THQ through shellfish consumption for residents of different age
	Adults		Teenagers		Children
	Average	Range	Average	Range	Average	Range
Ruditapes philippinarum	0.028	0.001–1.097	0.013	0.001–0.507	0.026	0.001–1.010
Argopecten irradians	0.527	0.172–1.251	0.244	0.079–0.572	0.486	0.158–1.152
Sinonovacula constricta	0.093	0.039–0.199	0.043	0.018–0.092	0.086	0.036–0.184
Haliotis asinina	0.170	0.060–0.334	0.079	0.028–0.155	0.160	0.056–0.315
Busycon canaliculatum	0.176	0.002–0.770	0.081	0.001–0.356	0.165	0.002–0.723
Concha Ostreae	0.111	0.027–0.299	0.051	0.012–0.138	0.102	0.025–0.275
Neptunea cumingi	0.051	0.005–0.010	0.024	0.002–0.065	0.048	0.004–0.133