The USGS survey sampled soil, water, sediment, instream leaf litter, streambed algae, and aquatic invertebrates in 36 ...

Researchers believe that if permafrost thaw continues at its current rate and mercury keeps being released, it could pose a ...

Chrissy Isaacs's grandson knows the water is sick. He freaks out when he sees someone drinking from the tap. All he has known ...

When members of Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) and their supporters arrive at Queen’s Park this week, they’ll be calling for the Dryden pulp and paper mill that’s been ...

For years, mercury contamination in marine environments has been a significant public health concern. Now, dolphins have ...

Efforts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to update estimates on the burden of foodborne infections continue ...

But under the right conditions, it can be converted into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that accumulates in organisms such as fish and humans, said Boise-based USGS research hydrologist Austin ...

Larger fish with longer lifespans contain more methylmercury as a result of their predatory role in the food chain, because they accumulate the methylmercury from the smaller fish they eat.

Says Paul, ‘It was sobering to think how many sharks had been killed to produce this pile of fins for a soup that isn’t even healthy’ (the fins contain high levels of methylmercury). Another sombre ...