Many marine mammals and seabirds degrade methylmercury mostly in the liver. Atlantic bluefin tuna appear to lean on the ...
Public health officials have updated consumption advisories for waterfowl in the Great Salt Lake for their elevated levels of mercury and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS).
Researchers at the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, together with CNRS, ENS Lyon and the Institute of Marine Research in ...
Soaring international gold prices are driving up the price of mercury, a toxic metal key in illegal gold mining, to all-time highs ...
SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...
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SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels deep within the mountain where miner Hugo Flores bores into rock in search of one of Earth’s most toxic elements. Buried in red stripes ...
Miners transport sacks of mercury ore with the help of a cart in San Joaquin, Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) SAN JOAQUIN, Mexico (AP) — A drill echoes through narrow tunnels ...