Report name:
Cadmium in Australian Prawns
Authors:
Susan Dobson, Ian Stewart, Andreas Kiermeier, Sam Rogers, Catherine McLeod
Co-Investigators:
SafeFish
Content type:
Risk Assessment
Background information:
Risk assessment of cadmium levels present in Australian wild-caught prawns
Date:
08 August 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.