The New Indy paper mill was cited in a recent report for releasing the most amounts of toxic mercury of any other paper plant ...

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 ...

creating another potential source of mercury pollution. Without further and fast action to restore ocean habitats to their historical level of mercury, the future of marine ecosystems—and ...

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 ...

Microorganisms in the water convert this inorganic mercury into methylmercury ... prior work has shown that these regions have been disproportionately impacted by anthropogenic mercury ...

It dissolves in the water and becomes part of the ... That form of mercury, called elemental mercury, has never been the priority in pollution control because it was thought that it wouldn't ...