[QUOTE]Rising temperatures could boost mercury levels in fish by up to seven times the current rates, say Swedish researchers.
They've discovered a new way in which warming increases levels of the toxin in sea creatures.
In experiments, they found that extra rainfall drives up the amount of organic material flowing into the seas.
This alters the food chain, adding another layer of complex organisms which boosts the concentrations of mercury up the line.
The study has been published in the journal, Science Advances.
Mercury is one of the world's most toxic metals, and according to the World Health Organization, is one of the top ten threats to public health. The substance at high levels has been linked to damage to the nervous system, paralysis and mental impairment in children.
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Levels of mercury in the world's ecosystems have increased by between 200 and 500%, since the industrial revolution say experts, driven up by the use of fossil fuels such as coal.
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38769697[/url]
Nah but climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese so it's fine.
I love how it just keeps getting worse and worse ahaa....
I will wait to see what the alternative facts are on this.
[QUOTE=Killer900;51741331]I love how it just keeps getting worse and worse ahaa....[/QUOTE]
Looking forward to 2050!
[QUOTE=Jitterz;51741334]I will wait to see what the alternative facts are on this.[/QUOTE]
Mercury is good for the ocean. it cleans out all the dirtiness and makes the water a blue crystal clear!
I see in the next decade or so, fishing industries all across the globe will go absolutely nowhere.
OvB tell us how to get mercury out of the water.
[QUOTE=Raidyr;51741499]OvB tell us how to get mercury out of the water.[/QUOTE]
Soak it up with specially designed robots.
[url]http://www.popsci.com/coral-nanostructure-could-suck-oceans-pollutants[/url]
Pretty much the problem is living things soak it up instead, and thats not good for them, or US once we eat them. Therefore, stick things in the ocean that soak it up that can't die or be eaten.
[QUOTE=OvB;51741670]Soak it up with specially designed robots.
[url]http://www.popsci.com/coral-nanostructure-could-suck-oceans-pollutants[/url]
Pretty much the problem is living things soak it up instead, and thats not good for them, or US once we eat them. Therefore, stick things in the ocean that soak it up that can't die or be eaten.[/QUOTE]
Thanks OvB. How soon can you get his going?
[QUOTE=Raidyr;51741748]Thanks OvB. How soon can you get his going?[/QUOTE]
The way things are going with government support of earth science, who knows.
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