Fossil Fuels Raising Mercury Levels in Oceans: Study

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By Chris RoseAug 11, 2014, 3:50 pm100 pts
An alarming new study has found that human activities mostly associated with burning fossil fuels has resulted in a massive increase in the levels of toxic mercury in the world’s oceans. Published last week in the prestigious international journal Nature, the study, A global ocean inventory of anthropogenic…

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