Survey of total and inorganic arsenic content in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) from Norwegian fiords: Revelation of unusual high levels of inorganic arsenic

Jens Jørgen Sloth; Kåre Julshamn

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Survey of total and inorganic arsenic content in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) from Norwegian fiords: Revelation of unusual high levels of inorganic arsenic

Jens Jørgen Sloth, Kåre Julshamn

National Food Institute

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The present study reports the findings of unusual high levels of inorganic arsenic in samples of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.). A total of 175 pooled samples of blue mussels from various locations along the Norwegian coastline were analyzed for their content of total arsenic and inorganic arsenic. Total arsenic was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) following microwave-assisted acidic digestion of the samples. Inorganic arsenic was determined using an anion-exchange HPLC-ICPMS method following microwave-assisted alkaline solubilization of the samples. For the majority of the samples (78%) the concentration of total arsenic was below 3 mg kg(-1) wet weight (ww) and inorganic arsenic constituted

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume	56
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	1269-1273
ISSN	0021-8561
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jf073174+
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Survey of total and inorganic arsenic content in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) from Norwegian fiords: Revelation of unusual high levels of inorganic arsenic. / Sloth, Jens Jørgen; Julshamn, Kåre.
In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 56, No. 4, 2008, p. 1269-1273.

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