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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