Table 3b.

Comparative data of levels (mean) (mg kg⁻¹) to Hg in TDSs in different countries.

Countries	Fish and seafood (n = 120)
	meHg	tHg
Australia* 2008a [47]		0.8725
N. Zealand* 2009b [37]		0.09053
Canada* 2002c [48]		0.26909
Santiago (Chile)c 2001–2002 [13]		0.048
UK 2006c [12]		0.056
France 2007–2009c [11]		0.045
Korea 2009 [27]		0.234(f);0.0285 (s. and c.);0.051(m)
China 2007 [42]	0.01254	0.01848
Kampong chan [35]	0.0227	0.0249
Kratie [35]	0.0603	0.158
Kandal [35]	0.0089	0.0119
Catalonia 2012b [15]	0.17	0.22
Present study Valencia 2010	0.16042	0.25145

f:fish; s:sellfish; c: crustaceans: m: molluscs.

^*own value calculated from the data of the author.

^a(LB-UB).

^b(MB).

^c(UB).