Fishermen in Maceió, Brazil, found to have higher-than-average mercury levels

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Jun 25, 2025, 3:43 pm196 ptsTrendingTop
Researchers from the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have found high levels of mercury in the blood and urine of people living on the shores of the Mundaú Lagoon in Maceió, the capital of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. These levels are higher than…

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