Mercury content of some canned seafood collected from Nigerian retail markets

Twenty samples of canned seafood consisting of tuna, mackerel, sardines, prawn and shrimp were collected from retail operations in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Mercury content in these canned seafood were determined after digestion by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olusola, A.O., Babalola, A.F., Akande, G.R., Salaudeen, M.M., Amusan, E.E.
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Fisheries Society of Nigeria 2010
Subjects:
Fisheries
Pollution
Victoria Island
Online Access:http://aquaticcommons.org/23444/
http://aquaticcommons.org/23444/2/FSN-EN%200007.pdf
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Summary:Twenty samples of canned seafood consisting of tuna, mackerel, sardines, prawn and shrimp were collected from retail operations in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Mercury content in these canned seafood were determined after digestion by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods. The mercury contents for all the canned seafood products have concentrations well below the permissible EU levels for this toxic metal. Their contribution to the body burden can therefore be considered negligible and the canned seafood products seem to be safe for human consumption.

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