Posts Tagged ‘mercury poisoning’
Mercury leaves first footprint in soil
INDIANA U. (US) — Mercury’s first step toward contaminating watersheds and the fish that swim in them can be found in the soil surrounding coal-fired power plants in industrialized cities. Continue…
Monday, July 25, 2011 14:46 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Dec 2, 2010 16:24 - 2 Comments
Mercury causes ibis sexual switch-up
U. FLORIDA (US) — Male white ibises that have been exposed to mercury alter their courtship behavior and begin mating with other males. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 9, 2010 11:43 - 1 Comment
Tracking mercury’s ‘fingerprint’ in fish
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Scientists know that the primary way methylmercury affects people is through consumption of fish and shellfish. But how does the toxic substance get into species that live in the open ocean? (more…)
