Toxic Mercury in Aquatic Life Could Spike with Greater Land Runoff
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 15:01
in Earth & Climate
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 University and other scientists published today in Science Advances.