Senegal's small scale gold miners still use poisonous mercury: How to reduce the harm
"Do not fish in these waters." "Contains high levels of mercury."
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How mercury emissions from industry can be greatly reduced
Sulfuric acid is the world's most used chemical. It is an important reagent used in many industries and it is used in the manufacture of everything from paper, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to batteries, detergents and fertilizers. ...
Environment
Jul 4, 2023
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EPA tightens mercury emissions limits at coal power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade ago.
Environment
Apr 5, 2023
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Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfires
Tasmania's bushfires may have resulted in the release of significant amounts of mercury from burnt trees into the atmosphere. Our research shows that industrial mercury pollution from decades past has been locked up in west ...
Environment
Apr 8, 2019
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Mercury exposure found to alter the migration behavior of birds
Mercury pollution is a global problem caused by coal combustion, gold mining, and other human activities, and has myriad adverse impacts to biodiversity. A new study by researchers at the Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2019
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Why toxic methylmercury production increased in a Great Lakes estuary
Forest fires, coal use, and other activities emit mercury. Wetland microbes turn it into a neurotoxin. In freshwater wetlands of the Great Lakes region, a team showed the influence of wetland vegetation in regulating mercury ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2019
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Mercury levels in fish fluctuate along with water levels in lakes
A new study has found an unexpected connection between water levels in lakes and toxic mercury levels in fish. When droughts cause water levels to drop, the levels of mercury found in fish also plummet. In wetter weather, ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2018
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Scientists puzzled by mercury's jump in Great Lakes fish
It's not supposed to be like this. Though advisories about toxic mercury in fish have continued in Michigan and the surrounding Great Lakes, with recommendations to limit consumption of certain species to a few times per ...
Environment
Apr 4, 2017
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Scientists discover that coral can record history
A Canadian study has discovered that coral is able to effectively record events in human history due to its ability to absorb the toxic metals released into the environment as a result of naval battles fought in their vicinity.
Environment
Jun 3, 2016
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Colour-change polymer offers sustainable solution to mercury contamination
Australian scientists have developed a new material made from inexpensive industrial by-products to remove mercury from soil and water.
Polymers
Oct 19, 2015
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