젓갈류 및 젓갈류외 원료(原料)가 되는 어패류(魚貝類), 식염중의 중금속(重金屬) 함량(含量)과 젓갈류의 중금속(重金屬) 함유요인(含有要因)에 대하여 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. 젓갈류중(中) 중금속(重金屬)의 평균함량(平均含量)은 Hg 0.076ppm, Pb 0.677ppm, Cd 0.112ppm, As 1.025ppm, Cu 3.540ppm, Zn 11.23ppm, Mn 2.041ppm이었으며 어패류(魚貝類)는 Hg 0.051ppm, Pb 0.425ppm, Cd 0.071ppm, As 0.632ppm, Cu 2.516ppm, Zn 8.052ppm, Mn 1.178ppm으로서 어패류(魚貝類)가 젓갈류에 비(比)해 낮은 함량(含量)이었다. 식염중의 중금속(重金屬) 함량(含量)은 Hg ND, Pb 0.05ppm, Cd 0.01ppm, As 0.02ppm, Cu 0.087ppm, Zn 0.068ppm으로 매우 낮은 함량(含量)이었다. 용기(容器)에 따른 멸치젓의 숙성시험(熟成試驗) 결과(結果) Hg, Cd는 대조구(對照區)와 차이(差異)를 보이지 않았으나 Pb는 옹기 및 철제용기(鐵製容器), As는 철제용기(鐵製容器) 및 재생(再生)플라스틱 용기(容器)에서 높은 함량(含量)을 보였다. 철제용기(鐵製容器)에서 멸치젓을 숙성(熟成)시킨 결과(結果) Hg, Cd를 제외한 다른 중금속(重金屬)은 함량(含量)이 증가(增加)하였으며, 숙성초기(熟成初期)에 비(比)해 후기(後期)에서 그 증가폭(增加幅)이 크게 나타났다. 용기(容器) 용출시험(溶出試驗) 결과(結果) Hg, Cd는 모든 용기(容器)에서 검출(檢出)되지 않았으나 그 외 중금속(重金屬)은 용출시간(溶出時試)에 따라 증가(增加)하였으며, 식염농도에 따른 중금속(重金屬) 용출(溶出)은 차이(差異)가 없었다.
This study was conducted to determine the contents of heavy metals in Jeotkals (salted-fermented fish and shellfishes) and to investigate the major factor of their contamination. The results were as follows : Average contents of heavy metals in Jeotkals were Hg 0.076 ppm, Pb 0.677 ppm, Cd 0.112ppm, As 1.025ppm, Cu 3.540ppm, Zn 11.230ppm and Mn 2.041ppm, those in fish and shellfishes were Hg 0.051ppm, Pb 0.425ppm, Cd 0.071ppm, As 0.632ppm, Cu 2.ppm, Zn 8.052ppm, Mn 1.178ppm and Hg ND, Pb 0.05ppm, Cd 0.01ppm, As 0.02ppm, Cu 0.087ppm, Zn 0.068ppm and Mn 0.044ppm in salts. During the fermentation of the salted anchovy (Engraulis Japonicus) in each containers, the contents of Hg and Cd had little difference with control, but Pb was high in pottery and iron container and As was in iron and regenerated plastic container. During the fermentation of the salted anchovy in iron container, the contents of heavy metals increased and was to determined more at the later stage of fermentation than at the early stage. Most contents of heavy metals increased in elution experiment of containers, but Hg and Cd did not detected. The concentration of salt did not affect to the elution of heavy metals.