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The correlations among the contents of trace elements in the shells of short-neck clams collected from Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea were examined. Origin-specific elemental content patterns were seen in clams originating from Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. The crushed shells were decomposed with nitric acid–hydrogen peroxide, and the concentrations of ten elements (Li, V, Mn, Co, As, Rb, Mo, Ba, Pb, and U) in the shells were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Some of the metal concentrations in the samples displayed clear geographical trends. The average concentration of Pb in Japanese clam shells was one-half to one-quarter that seen in Chinese or Korean clams. Average concentrations of As, Rb, and Ba in shells of Japanese origin were one-half those observed in Chinese or Korean clams. Linear discriminant analysis was applied to these analytical data, and four discriminant models were constructed. These discriminant models were able to distinguish the geographic origins of short-neck clams with 80.0–100 % accuracy. In particular, clams of Japanese origin were classified correctly ≥90 % of the time. Therefore, the trace elemental analysis of a short-neck clam shell is useful for identifying the country of origin of the clam.
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This study was supported by a project grant (Development of Evaluation and Management Methods for Supply of Safe, Reliable and Functional Food and Farm Produce) from the National Food Research Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan. We thank Ms. T. Suzuki for technical assistance.
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Iguchi, J., Takashima, Y., Namikoshi, A. et al. Origin identification method by multiple trace elemental analysis of short-neck clams produced in Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. Fish Sci 79, 977–982 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-013-0659-9
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