The primary pathway for human mercury poisoning is consumption of fish that absorb high concentrations of methylmercury through the marine food chain. Landings of tuna and other large predatory fish ...
Scripps Oceanography biogeochemist Amina Schartup in the lab. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego) New research from UC San Diego’s Scripps Oceanography Institute and UCLA points toward a potential ...
A newly-created probiotic has been found to lower levels of mercury among mice—and researchers hope this could soon help pregnant women and children eat fish more safely. ByLindsey Choo, Former ...
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he was diagnosed with mercury poisoning around the same time doctors discovered a parasitic worm in his brain, adding to questions about ...
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UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations warned that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in Colombia’s Atrato River basin has created a “serious and ongoing human rights crisis,” ...
In the 18th and 19th centuries, hat makers commonly used mercury in their trade. Mercury poisoning was so common among hat makers that mercury poisoning was often called “Mad Hatter Disease.” In ...
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