Mercury levels in Arctic seals may be linked to global warming

Monday, May 4, 2009 - 13:14 in Earth & Climate

Researchers in Canada are reporting for the first time that high mercury levels in certain Arctic seals appear to be linked to vanishing sea ice caused by global warming. Their study, a new insight into the impact of climate change on Arctic marine life, is published in the 1n May issue of ACS' Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly journal...

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