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 |
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FAO (1992) Limit in fish |
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| 0.5 - 0.6 |
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EC (2006) limit in fish |
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| 0.05 - 0.10 | 0.30 |
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EC (2006) limit in bivalue molluses |
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| 1.0 | 1.5 |
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EC (2006) limit in crustacean excluding brown meat of crab and head and thorax meat of lobsters and similar large crustacean |
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| 0.50 | 0.50 |
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USFDA |
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| 2 |
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USEPA (1980) Ambient criteria to protect human health (Total PAH): | ||||||
Cancer risk level = 10−5 |
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|
|
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| 0.028 |
Cancer risk level = 10−6 |
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|
|
|
| 0.0028 |
Cancer risk level = 10−7 |
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|
|
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| 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 |