PARAMETER(S) (mg/kg)

Ni

Cr

Cd

Pb

Zn

PAH (mg/kg)

WHO (1989)/FEPA (2003)

0.5 - 0.6

0.15 - 1.0

2

0.5

40

FAO (1992) Limit in fish

0.5 - 0.6

EC (2006) limit in fish

0.05 - 0.10

0.30

EC (2006) limit in bivalue molluses

1.0

1.5

EC (2006) limit in crustacean excluding brown meat of crab and head and thorax meat of lobsters and similar large crustacean

0.50

0.50

USFDA

2

USEPA (1980) Ambient criteria to protect human health (Total PAH):

Cancer risk level = 10−5

0.028

Cancer risk level = 10−6

0.0028

Cancer risk level = 10−7

0.00028

BIOTA

Ni

Cr

Cd

Pb

Zn

PAH

Elem-Sangana

3.06

<0.001

0.81

5.05

28.86

0.001

Soku Jetty

2.06

<0.001

0.67

5.05

12.74

0.005

Pangapingi

4.91

<0.001

0.68

4.52

13.07

0.002