Posts for tag "mercury"
Mercury in Brazos River Alligator Gar
Being an apex predator, Alligator Gar can bioaccumulate harmful chemicals like mercury over the course of their entire lives by inhabiting polluted areas and consuming contaminated prey. This transfer of mercury through the food web–also known as...
- Posted June 2, 2025
Mining Runoff Introduces Mercury to Aquatic Ecosystems
Thanks to the industrial revolution and each region’s respective mining booms, mercury and other toxic materials have left their mark on the ecosystems surrounding mining sites.
- Posted July 15, 2022
A History of Harm to Onondaga Lake
Sport fish in New York’s Onondaga Lake contain less mercury than they did in 2008, but still too much for human consumption, according to syracuse.com. The levels, scientists say, have gone down by half in fillets of...
- Posted April 20, 2022
