Mercury in fish

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Mercury (Hg) in muscle of cod (Gadus Morhua) and muscle of herring (Clupea harrengus)

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Last upload:: 29 Aug 2003
Temporal coverage:: 1995-1999
Rights:: 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).
Owners:: European Topic Centre on Inland, Coastal and Marine waters (ICM)
Processors:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

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Median mg/kg wet weight for 1995-1999. EU-legislation limit for mercury in foodstuffs 'muscle of fish' is 0.5 mg/kg wet weight (EU, 2001b). Larger symbols may obscure other symbols.