Northern Minnesota's waters and wetlands offer ideal conditions for toxic mercury to thrive. It's a decadeslong problem ...

Recent assessments, including a comprehensive 2023 study from the EPA, show persistent mercury contamination across U.S. water systems. Mercury was detected in 100% of the fish samples taken from ...

In an expansive study underway since 2011, the Dragonfly Mercury Project, a collaboration between the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey, has sampled dragonfly larvae at nearly 1,000 ...

Mapping mercury contamination in penguins of the Southern Ocean Rutgers research sheds light on the prevalence of mercury pollution in the world's polar regions Date: April 11, 2025 Source ...

Human activity has caused the amount of mercury being transported through rivers all over the world to increase up to threefold since the Industrial Revolution, making regulations to prevent toxic ...

Mercury is a heavy metal that acts as a neurotoxin, and high concentrations can cause symptoms ranging from peripheral vision loss to walking, speech and hearing impairment. If exposed in the womb ...

Mercury disrupts the normal function of nervous systems in polar bears and toothed whales. The concentrations are higher by 20-30 times before industrialization.

RFK Jr., once poisoned by mercury, is silent as EPA weakens rules against it By Ariel Wittenberg | 03/18/2025 06:31 AM EDT The HHS secretary has fought mercury pollution for years. He’s now in ...

News What dragonflies in Mass. are telling us about mercury pollution Updated: Jul. 17, 2024, 4:55 p.m. | Published: Jul. 17, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

In an expansive study underway since 2011, the Dragonfly Mercury Project, a collaboration between the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey, has sampled dragonfly larvae at nearly 1,000 ...