Table 3.

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

Species	Correlation coefficient (r)	Equation	Pearson coefficient (P)	Number
Ruditapes philippinarum (total weight)	0.252∗	y = 0.00194x + 0.0147	0.027	156
Ruditapes philippinarum (edible part weight)	0.323∗	y = 0.00689x + 0.01223	0.004	156
Argopecten irradians (total weight)	0.452	y = 0.0221x − 0.0221	0.141	31
Argopecten irradians (edible part weight)	0.386	y = 0.0351x + 0.0852	0.215	31
Sinonovacula  constricta(total weight)	0.480	y = 0.0072x + 0.0011	0.161	36
Sinonovacula  constricta(edible part weight)	0.294	y = 0.0063x + 0.0428	0.409	36
Haliotis asinina (total weight)	0.938∗∗	y = 0.01672x − 0.25966	0.000	21
Haliotis asinina (edible part weight)	0.948∗∗	y = 0.02183x − 0.16669	0.000	21
Busycon canaliculatum (total weight)	0.908∗∗	y = 0.00728x − 0.05267	0.000	38
Busycon canaliculatum (edible part weight)	0.925∗∗	y = 0.01552x − 0.01723	0.000	38
Concha Ostreae (total weight)	0.381	y = 0.0019x + 0.0216	0.073	47
Concha Ostreae (edible part weight)	0.378	y = 0.0082x + 0.0317	0.076	47
Neptunea cumingi (total weight)	0.671∗	y = 0.00267x − 0.03605	0.024	27
Neptunea cumingi (edible part weight)	0.693∗	y = 0.0092x − 0.00839	0.018	27

^∗∗Remarkably significant correlation; ^∗significant correlation.