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Mercury in fish seems to raise blood pressure in spite of nutrients
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The negative impact of high amounts of methylmercury in seafood on blood pressure may outweigh the protective effects of fish nutrients, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart As ...
Groundwater fingered as a source of methylmercury in coastal waters
Jun 09, 2009 |
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For the first time, scientists have detected a highly toxic form of mercury in groundwater flows at two coastal sites in California.
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Methylmercury warning
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Recent studies hint that exposure to the toxic chemicals, such as methylmercury can cause harm at levels previously considered safe. A new analysis of the epidemiological evidence in the International Journal of Environment an ...
Researchers reveal key to how bacteria clear mercury pollution
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Mercury pollution is a persistent problem in the environment. Human activity has lead to increasingly large accumulations of the toxic chemical, especially in waterways, where fish and shellfish tend to act as sponges for ...
Open Lid Reveals Mercury
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mercury, the silvery liquid formerly used in thermometers, is now known to be highly toxic. The worst of the toxins are organic mercury compounds, such as methylmercury. Most previous analytical procedures ...
How Mercury Becomes Toxic In The Environment
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Naturally occurring organic matter in water and sediment appears to play a key role in helping microbes convert tiny particles of mercury in the environment into a form that is dangerous to ...
Worried about mercury? It's easy to choose safer fish
Jun 26, 2009 |
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We've been told seafood is good for us because it's low in calories and fat, full of protein and packed with Omega-3s, which may protect against coronary heart disease and stroke, and are thought to help neurological development ...
More nutritious, less toxic high-quality food helps reduce toxins in the food chain
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Apr 24, 2007 |
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Research led by Dartmouth scientists found that animals fed nutritious, high-quality food end up with much lower concentrations of toxic methylmercury in their tissues. The result suggests ways in which methylmercury—a ...
Waterborne carbon increases threat of environmental mercury
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and a worrisome environmental contaminant, but the severity of its threat appears to depend on what else is in the water.
Mercury pollution threatens health worldwide, scientists say
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Mercury pollution can threaten the health of people, fish and wildlife everywhere, from industrial sites to remote corners of the planet, but reducing mercury use and emissions would lessen those threats, according to a declaration ...
Study reveals how Arctic food webs affect mercury in polar bears
Dec 08, 2009 |
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With growing concerns about the effects of global warming on polar bears, it's increasingly important to understand how other environmental threats, such as mercury pollution, are affecting these magnificent Arctic animals.
To climate-change worries, add 1 more: Extended mercury threat
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer world.
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