Mercury, cadmium and lead levels in samples of the main traded fish and shellfish species in Galicia, Spain

References

• AOAC . 2002 . Official methods of analysis , 17 ed , Vol. II , Gaithersburg, MD : Association of Official Analytical Chemists .
   Google Scholar
• AOAC . 1990 . Official methods of analysis, , 15th ed , Vol. II , Arlington, VA : Association of Official Analytical Chemists .
   Google Scholar
• Anon . 1993a . Guidance Document for Lead in Shellfish , Washington, DC : Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration .
   Google Scholar
• Anon . 1993b . Guidance Document for Cadmium in Shellfish , Washington, DC : Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US FDA .
   Google Scholar
• Beiras , R , Fernández , N and Pombar , L . Metal accumulation in wild intertidal mussels from the Galician Rías . Molluscan Shellfish Safety. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety . Edited by: Villalba , A , Reguera , B , Romalde , JL and Beiras , R . pp. 521 – 532 . Spain : Santiago de Compostela .
   Google Scholar
• Bervoets , L , Blust , R and Veheyen , R . 2001 . Accumulation of metals in the tissues of three spined stickelback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from natural fresh waters . Ecotoxicol Environ Saf , 48 : 117 – 127 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Castro , H , Aguilera , PA , Vidal , JLM and Carrique , EL . 1999 . Differentiation of clams from fishing areas as an approximation to coastal quality assessment . Environ Monit Assess , 54 : 229 – 237 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cronin , M , Davies , IM , Newton , A , Pirie , JM , Topping , G and Swan , S . 1998 . Trace metal concentrations in deep sea fish from the North Atlantic . Mar Environ Res , 45 : 225 – 238 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• EFSA . 2004 . The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Journal , 34 : 1 – 14 . Available: http://www.efsa.eu.int. Accessed: 10 March 2007
   Google Scholar
• European Commission . 2001a . Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs . Off J Eur Union , L77 : 1 – 13 .
   Google Scholar
• European Commission . 2001b . Commission Directive 2001/22/EC of 8 March 2001 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs . Off J Eur Union , L77 : 14 – 21 .
   Google Scholar
• European Commission . 2002 . Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2002 of 6 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs . Off J Eur Union , L37 : 4 – 6 .
   Google Scholar
• European Commission . 2005 . Commission Regulation (EC) No 78/2005 of 19 January 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards heavy metals . Off J Eur Union , L16 : 43 – 45 .
   Google Scholar
• European Commission . 2006 . Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs . Off J Eur Union , L364 : 5 – 24 .
   Google Scholar
• FDA . 2004 . What you need to know about mercury in fish and shellfish. EPA and FDA Advice For Women Who Might Become Pregnant, Women Who are Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, Young Children. EPA-823-R-04-005 Available: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html. Accessed: 10 March 2007
   Google Scholar
• Gaspic , ZK , Zvonaric , T , Vrgoc , N , Odzak , N and Baric , A . 2002 . Cadmium and lead in selected tissues of two commercially important fish species from the Adriatic Sea . Water Res , 36 : 5023 – 5028 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JECFA . 1978 . Summary of Evaluations Performed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives: Mercury Available: http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jeceval/jec_1285.htm. Accessed: 10 March 2007
   Google Scholar
• JECFA . 2003 . Summary of Evaluations Performed by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives: Cadmium Available: http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jeceval/jec_276.htm. Accessed 10 March 2007
   Google Scholar
• JECFA . 2006 . Summary and conclusions of the sixty-seventh meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives; JECFA/67/SC Available: ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa/jecfa67_final.pdf. Accessed 10 March 2007
   Google Scholar
• Juresa , D and Blanusa , M . 2003 . Mercury, arsenic, lead and cadmium in fish and shellfish from the Adriatic Sea . Food Addit and Contam , 20 : 241 – 246 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kress , N , Hornung , H and Herut , B . 1998 . Concentrations of Hg, Cd, Zn, Fe and Mn in deep sea benthic fauna from the southeastern Mediterranean Sea: A comparison study between fauna collected at a pristine area and at two waste disposal sites . Mar Pollut Bull , 36 : 911 – 921 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kucuksezgin , F , Altay , O , Uluturhan , E and Kontas , A . 2001 . Trace metals and organochlorine residue levels in red mullet (Mullus barbatus) from the eastern Aegean, Turkey . Water Res , 35 : 2327 – 2332 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Muller , WEG , Batel , R , Lacorn , M , Steinhart , H , Simat , T , Lauenroth , S , Hassanein , H and Schroder , HC . 1998 . Accumulation of cadmium and zinc in the marine sponge Suberites domuncula and its potential consequences on single-strand breaks and on expression of heat-shock protein: a natural field study . Mar Ecol-Prog Ser , 167 : 127 – 135 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Park , J and Presley , BJ . 1997 . Trace metal contamination of sediments and organisms from the Swan Lake area of Galveston Bay . Environ Pollut , 98 : 209 – 221 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Prego , R , Belzunce Segarra , MJ , Helios-Rybicka , E and Barciela , MC . 1999 . Cadmium, manganese, nickel and lead contents in surface sediments of the lower Ulla River and its estuary (northwest Spain) . Bol Inst Esp Oceanogr , 15 : 495 – 500 .
   Google Scholar
• Rowe , R , Nixon , E , McGovern , E , McManus , M and Smyth , M . 1998 . Metal and Organo-Chlorine concentrations in Fin-fish from Irish waters in 1995 , Dublin : Marine Institute, Fisheries Research Centre Abbotstown . Marine Environmental Series 1/98; Fishery Leaflet 176
   Google Scholar
• Sepe , A , Ciaralli , L , Ciprotti , M , Giordano , R , Funari , E and Constantini , S . 2003 . Determination of cadmium, chromium, lead and vanadium in six fish species from the Adriatic Sea . Food Addit and Contam , 20 : 543 – 552 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shim , SM , Dorworth , LE , Lasrado , JA and Santerre , CR . 2004 . Mercury and Fatty Acids in Canned Tuna, Salmon, and Mackerel . Food Chemical Toxicologic , 69 : C681 – C684 .
   Google Scholar
• Storelli , MM , Stuffler , RG , Storelli , A and Marcotrigiano , GO . 2003a . Total mercury and methylmercury content in edible fish from the Mediterranean Sea . J Food Prot , 66 : 300 – 303 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Storelli , MM , Giacominelly-Stuffler , R , Storelli , A , D'Addabbo , R , Palermo , C and Marcotrigiano , GO . 2003b . Survey of total mercury and methylmercury levels in edible fish from the Adriatic Sea . Food Addit and Contam , 20 : 1114 – 1119 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• USEPA . 2001 . Fact sheet: mercury update. Impact on fish advisories , Washington, DC : US Environmental Protection Agency . Available: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fishadvice/mercupd.pdf. Accessed 10 March 2007
   Google Scholar