Mercury concentrations in fish in Finland

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Question

What are the current total mercury concentrations in different fish species in Finland?

Answer

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Simulated data from a previous study.

Rationale

Data

• File:Mercury vs omega-3.ANA

The table below is data from EU-kalat 1 project (2003), and the values are about Baltic herring. (Other fish species were measured but data are not here).[1]

Mercury in Baltic herring(mg /kg f.w.)

Obs	Age	Size	Concentration
1	1	1	0.0005
2	2	1	0.0005
3	3	1	0.0005
4	2	1	0.005
5	2	4	0.005
6	5	2	0.006
7	2	1	0.007
8	1	1	0.008
9	2	1	0.008
10	3	2	0.008
11	3	2	0.008
12	2	2	0.009
13	3	2	0.009
14	3	3	0.01
15	2	2	0.011
16	3	2	0.011
17	1	1	0.012
18	2	1	0.014
19	4	2	0.015
20	4	3	0.015
21	1	1	0.018
22	3	2	0.018
23	2	1	0.02
24	2	2	0.021
25	2	2	0.022
26	4	2	0.022
27	6	4	0.022
28	8	4	0.024
29	6	3	0.025
30	5	2	0.026
31	4	3	0.027
32	5	4	0.027
33	8	4	0.027
34	6	4	0.028
35	5	3	0.03
36	2	1	0.031
37	7	5	0.031
38	3	2	0.033
39	10	4	0.033
40	6	3	0.038
41	10	5	0.038
42	12	5	0.039
43	6	4	0.04
44	5	5	0.043
45	7	5	0.043
46	7	4	0.048
47	6	3	0.049
48	6	3	0.049
49	3	2	0.051
50	9	5	0.054
51	9	4	0.066
52	7	5	0.069
53	3	5	0.072
54	11	4	0.083
55	11	5	0.107

Calculations

+ Show code- Hide code library(OpasnetUtils) concentration <- Ovariable("concentration", ddata = "Op_en4004.mercury_in_baltic_herring") objects.store(concentration) cat("Ovariable concentration stored.\n")

See also

• Metalli_RAPORTTI Report EU-kalat about heavy metals in fish in Finland
• Benefit-risk assessment of methyl mercury and omega-3 fatty acids in fish
• Miller WaterAirSoilPollut 2013
• NordicHg_B1761 Mercury in Nordic ecosystems 2007
• Instructions for Kerty data Data received from Kerty 3th Sep 2014. Further questions can be asked from Simo Salo (at ymparisto.fi)