Table 4.
Mercury contents in various sea fish from different sea areas in the world
| Origin of sample | Concentration | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Sea | <0.05–0.79 | mg/kg DM | Anan et al. (2005) |
| Pacific Ocean, Alaska | 0.19–0.40 | mg/kg DM | Meador et al. (2005) |
| Pacific Ocean, California | 0.24–0.73 | mg/kg DM | |
| Barents Sea, Greenland | 0.19–1.10 | mg/kg FM | Julshamn et al. (2006) |
| Indian Ocean, Mozambique | 0.21–3.97 | mg/kg DM | Kojadinovic et al. (2007) |
| Atlantic Ocean, Ghana | 0.004–0.122 | mg/kg FM | Voegborlo and Akagi (2007) |
| Atlantic Ocean, Azores | 0.19–1.44 | mg/kg FM | Afonso et al. (2007) |
| Black Sea, Turkey | 0.025–0.084 | mg/kg FM | Tuzen (2009) |
| Baltic Sea, Poland | 0.018–0.118 | mg/kg FM | Polak-Juszczak (2009) |
| Adriatic Sea, Croatia | 0.001–0.52 | mg/kg FM | Bilandžić et al. (2011) |
DM dry mass, FM fresh mass