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and McPherson (7) and Scanes and Roach (25) were based
on sampling of wild oysters, rather than oysters obtained
directly from commercial harvest areas.
The majority of heavy metal results reported in this study
were comparable to results in historical reports of heavy
metals in NSW shellfish. Variations in metal concentrations
to those reported in the study of Gifford et al. (13) may
be due to the smaller sample size and/or different species
(Pinctada imbricata, pearl oyster). The mean concentration
of Cu during the current study was higher than that recorded
by NSW Health (21), but similar to the concentration
reported Mackay et al. (17). The difference may be due to
the large variety of mollusc species sampled by NSW Health
(21) (Sydney rock oysters, pipis, squid, octopus, cuttlefish
and calamari) compared to Mackay et al. (17) and this study,
which focused primarily on oysters. Nielsen and Nathan (18)
found that C. gigas had a greater tendency to accumulate Cu
than other molluscs. The triennial data in the current study
found the lowest concentrations of Cu (< 1 mg kg-1) in cockle
and mussel samples.
CONCLUSIONS
Shellfish have long been used as biological indicators
of contamination (23), and their ability to accumulate
potential contaminants can give an indication of the
overall health of a water body. This study provides a longterm assessment of potential metal contaminants over a
fifteen-year period. The concentrations of heavy metals in
shellfish farmed along the NSW coast were generally low.
All samples tested in the current study were found to be
compliant with the FSC, with maximum concentrations
of inorganic As, Cd, Pb and Hg being less than the MLs
specified for bivalve molluscs. The dietary assessments
for Cu, Se and Zn demonstrated that these elements did
not represent a food safety risk. Further investigation into
concentrations of these elements pre- and post-depuration
may explain the elevated results observed in certain harvest
areas. Ongoing monitoring is necessary to ensure that
shellfish consumers are protected from any changing trends
in potential chemical contaminants.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors thank local program coordinators from
NSW shellfish harvest areas for their assistance with
sample collection, acknowledge Amanda Cassidy (NSW
Food Authority) for helping with sample preparation, and
thank Alison Imlay (NSW Food Authority) for important
feedback on the revised manuscript. The authors appreciate
the constructive comments of three anonymous reviewers.
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