Table 3.
A summary of the highest mean values of mercury content in the studied samples. Values are expressed as a mean +/− standard deviation of the three independent analyses (n = 3) (TUN-tuna, POL-pollock, CD-cod, HER-herring, OCT-octopus, PR-predatory, NPR-non predatory, MOL-mollusc, POL-Poland, GER-Germany, UK-United Kingdom, TH-Thailand) (µg/kg).
| No. | Fish Code | Species | Type Code | Matrix | Brand Code | Country Code | Hg Content (µg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TUN | Bonito | PR | Oil | HH | POL | 336 |
| 2. | TUN | Bonito | PR | Salad | OO | POL | 156 |
| 3. | TUN | Bonito | PR | Paste | ZZ | POL | 129 |
| 4. | POL | Atlantic | NPR | Fish sticks | GG | GER | 127 |
| 5. | CD | Atlantic | PR | Fish sticks | OO | POL | 118 |
| 6. | TUN | Bonito | PR | Oil | TT | UK | 107 |
| 7. | TUN | Bonito | PR | Own juice | MM | TH | 100 |
| 8. | HER | Atlantic | NPR | Sauce | FF | POL | 100 |
| 9. | OCT | Vulgaris | MOL | Mollusk | AA | POL | 91.5 |
| 10. | HER | Atlantic | NPR | Salad | ZZ | POL | 86.4 |