Authors
Susan Dobson, Ian Stewart, Andreas Kiermeier, Sam Rogers, Catherine McLeod
Co-Investigators
SafeFish Chair
Content type
Technical Report
Background information
This work presents quantitative exposure and risk assessment considerations for cadmium in Australian wild-caught prawns.
Date
08/08/2014
Project status
Completed
Other information
The distribution of cadmium among prawns is highly skewed, with only small proportions from any location having a Cd concentration exceeding 0.5 mg/kg. King, Tiger and Banana prawns have mean Cd concentrations << 0.5 mg/kg, while Endeavour prawns have a mean Cd concentration of 0.4 mg/kg.
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