Food Standards Agency

Saturday 4 July 2009

Safer food better business banner

• advanced search
• tips

AZ-Directory What's New

• Home
• News Centre
• Nutrition
• Safety and Hygiene
• Labelling and Packaging
• GM and Novel Foods
• Consultations
• Food Industries
• Enforcement
• Science and Research
  • Management and policy
  • Food surveys
  • Dietary surveys
  • Social science
  • Research
  • Scientific committees
  • Science links
• About Us
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland
• Wales
• Cymraeg

• RSS What is RSS?

• Listen Listen to this site

S02014: Continued monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) contamination in Loch Leven

Wednesday 11 February 2004

This research project aims to monitor the concentration of polyaromatic hyrdocarbons (PAHs) in farmed blue mussels to ensure the mussels continue to be safe for human consumption.

Study Duration : November 2002 to March 2003

Contractor : Fisheries Research Services - The Marine Laboratory

Background

The objective of this monitoring programme (a supplement to project S02008) was to monitor levels of PAHs in farmed blue mussels over the time of the year, given the seasonal variation, when they possess maximum PAH concentrations. The information gathered being used to ensure the mussels continued to be safe for human consumption.

Tell a Friend

Printer friendly

Contact us

Get alerts

Our Sites

Find out what our other sites have to offer

• © Crown copyright

• About us
• How we work
• Help
• Site Map
• Accessibility
• Access Keys
• Complaints Procedure
• Terms and conditions
• Feedback
• Freedom of information
• (External) direct.gov.uk

Change Text Only Settings