Figure 19: Contaminant measurements in muscle and gonad tissue relativ to the respective maximum levels as given for the scallop Pecten maximus in EU regulation 2023/915 defined by the EU for metals and organic pollutants. Cadmium, lead and mercury were analyzed in individuals (n=38), whereas organic pollutants were based on composite samples (n=6). Boxplots show median (solid lines), 25% and 75% percentiles (boxes), 1.5 interquartile range (whiskers), and outliers (dots).
