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Mercury in fish and the news media☆

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Abstract

Confusion over concentrations of food contaminants calculated on the basis of wet or dry weight of the material leads to unnecessarily alarmist responses. Fish may contain 80 per cent water so that dry weight concentrations are five times greater than the concentration received by the consumer.

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This article originally appeared in Australian Fisheries last year.

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