Table 7.
Number of companies classified by the contents of heavy metals included in their pellets

As (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 0.1 ≦ 0.2 ≦ 0.3 ≦ 0.4 ≦ 0.5 ≦ 1.0 ≦ 20

Domestic 6
Imported 13
Cd (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 0.1 ≦ 0.2 ≦ 0.3 ≦ 0.4 ≦ 0.5 ≦ 1.0 ≦ 2.0

Domestic 1 1 2 1
Imported 10 5 1 1 1 1
Cr (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 1 ≦ 2 ≦ 3 ≦ 4 ≦ 5 ≦ 10 ≦ 120

Domestic 4 2
Imported 8 7 1 1 1
Cu (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 1 ≦ 2 ≦ 3 ≦ 4 ≦ 5 ≦ 7 ≦ 10

Domestic 3 2 1
Imported 1 2 3 1 1 3
Pb (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 1 ≦ 2 ≦ 3 ≦ 4 ≦ 5 ≦ 10 ≦ 100

Domestic 1 5
Imported 3 3 2 1 4 1 4
Hg (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 0.01 ≦ 0.03 ≦ 0.05 ≦ 0.1 ≦ 0.5 ≦ 1.0 ≦ 10

Domestic 6
Imported 17 1
Ni (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 0.01 ≦ 0.1 ≦ 0.3 ≦ 0.6 ≦ 1 ≦ 3 ≦ 10

Domestic 1 2 3
Imported 2 2 1 6 1
Zn (mg/kg dry)
N.D ≦ 1 ≦ 3 ≦ 5 ≦ 7 ≦ 10 ≦ 16 ≦ 100

Domestic 1 3 2
Imported 1 2 2 2 1 4 1