Traditional Tibetan medicine exposes people and environment to high mercury levels
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 07:01
in Psychology & Sociology
Many people view the Tibetan Plateau, or "Roof of the World," as a pristine alpine environment, largely untouched by pollution. But researchers, reporting in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, have now shown that traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) exposes people and the environment to high levels of mercury and methylmercury.