Heavy metal
Range (ppb)
Mean concentration in nugget samples (ppb)
Number of samples with detectable levels of heavy metal
Percent samples with detectable heavy metals (%)
Action Level in Seafood
(ppb)
Arsenic
0
0
0
0
76000-86000
Lead
0
0
0
0
1500-1700
Cadmium
0-151.0
15.31
9
37.5
3000-4000
Mercury
0-406.1
16.92
1
4.16
1000
Table 3:
Mean concentrations and range (ppb) of heavy metals in the catfish nuggets.