| mercury content in tinned molluscs (mussel, cockle, variegated scallop, and razor shell) normally consumed in spain, 2005. | concentrations of mercury were determined for tinned molluscs (mollusca, bivalvia), i.e., mussels (mytilus spp.), cockles (cerastoderma edule), variegated scallops (chlamys varia), and razor shells (ensis spp.), consumed in spain. a total of 220 samples were analyzed: 120 mussels, 40 cockles, 24 variegated scallops, and 36 razor shells. samples were obtained weekly from markets in santa cruz de tenerife (canary islands) over a period of 12 months. all observed concentrations of mercury were belo ... | 2006 | 16995530 |