That mercury originated in human pollution via the burning of fossil ... July suggested that the mercury was finding its way to the ocean bottom via tiny particles that were gradually sinking.

The granular details presented by these findings contribute to the global effort tomap mercury pollution in marine animals, Reinfelder said. "Before this study, we didn't know that penguins ...

Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found across the globe, yet it becomes highly toxic as it accumulates up the food chain. Pollution from human activities has pumped increasing amounts of ...

Awareness surrounding mercury pollution and its effects on both wildlife ... This dangerous metal invades water-based ecosystems with ease, binding to kelp and other lower levels of the food ...

All you have to worry about is, don’t eat high mercury fish several times a week,” food scientist Abbey Thiel tells Fortune.