Cadmium in fish

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

Cadmium (Cd) in liver of cod (Gadus Morhua) and muscle of herring (Clupea harrengus)

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29 Aug 2003

Temporal coverage:

1995-1999

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EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ICM).

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European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ICM)

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European Environment Agency (EEA)

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Median mg/kg wet weight for 1995-1999. EU-legislation limit for cadmium (Cd) in foodstuffs 'muscle of fish' is 0.05 mg/kg wet weight (EU, 2001b). Larger symbols may obscure other symbols.