Mercury Pollution Is Falling, but Not in Tuna. This Might Be Why.
Old accumulations of the toxic metal in the deep sea are circulating into shallower waters where the fish feed, new research found.
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Old accumulations of the toxic metal in the deep sea are circulating into shallower waters where the fish feed, new research found.
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A new rule would reduce mercury, arsenic, nickel and lead emissions, which the Biden administration said would protect public health.
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The moves sets the stage for the agency to issue tighter controls on mercury, a neurotoxin emitted by power plants.