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. 2020 Nov 23;9(11):1720. doi: 10.3390/foods9111720

Table 4.

Lead (Pb) levels (mg/kg) in selected seafood over the three-year period.

Year Classes Analyzed Samples Above LOQ Samples (%) Min Max Average(MB) 1
2017 Mussel 152 138/(91) 0.040 0.560 0.128
Clam 260 223/(86) 0.020 0.350 0.078
Oyster 7 7/(100) 0.090 0.400 0.190
Scallop 37 37/(100) 0.020 0.500 0.150
Brown venus 36 36/(100) 0.030 0.260 0.110
Razor clam 1 0 0.008
Other bivalves 28 25/(89) 0.030 0.450 0.117
Gastropods 59 44/(75) 0.020 0.170 0.032
Echinoderms 4 4/(100) 0.050 0.370 0.190
2018 Mussel 302 285/(94) 0.020 0.740 0.180
Clam 308 267/(87) 0.020 0.740 0.114
Oyster 47 47/(100) 0.030 0.780 0.150
Scallop 38 37/(97) 0.030 0.420 0.175
Brown venus 36 36/(100) 0.050 0.360 0.150
Razor clam 16 16/(100) 0.040 0.180 0.100
Other bivalves 29 27/(93) 0.030 0.260 0.103
Gastropods 44 37/(84) 0.020 0.410 0.052
Echinoderms 10 10/(100) 0.040 0.400 0.200
2019 Mussel 265 236/(89) 0.020 1.070 0.215
Clam 276 232/(84) 0.020 1.080 0.136
Oyster 40 38/(95) 0.030 0.370 0.124
Scallop 18 16/(89) 0.020 0.660 0.250
Brown venus 26 26/(100) 0.070 0.430 0.230
Razor clam 25 24/(96) 0.070 0.590 0.212
Other bivalves 24 24/(100) 0.040 0.530 0.130
Gastropods 17 16/(94) 0.020 0.310 0.104
Echinoderms 10 10/(100) 0.020 0.520 0.220

1 MB = middle bound.