Toxic Mercury in Aquatic Life Could Spike with Greater Land Runoff

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Jan 27, 2017, 2:26 pm78 pts
A highly toxic form of mercury could jump by 300 to 600 percent in zooplankton – tiny animals at the base of the marine food chain – if land runoff increases by 15 to 30 percent, according to a new study.And such an increase is possible due to climate change, according to the pioneering study by Rutgers…

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