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Mercury contamination is widespread, at various levels across western North America in air, soil, sediment, plants, fish and wildlife.

An international team of scientists led by the U.S. Geological Survey, recently documented widespread mercury contamination in air, soil, sediment, plants, fish, and wildlife at various levels across western North America. They evaluated potential risk from mercury to human, fish, and wildlife health, and examined resource management activities that influence this risk.

“The movement of mercury through the western landscape - traveling between the air, ground, and water to plants, animals, and ultimately humans, is extremely complex,” said Eagles-Smith. “This series of articles helps further our understanding of the processes associated with that complexity in western North America, highlights where knowledge gaps still exist, and provides information to resource managers that will help with making informed, science-based management and regulatory decisions.”

Effective management of environmental health risks associated with mercury goes beyond controlling the sources, and could be improved by development of tools to control the production of methylmercury and its bioaccumulation through the food web, ultimately affecting animals and humans. En el enlace se describem los hallazgos clave del informe:

https://www.usgs.gov/news/comprehensive-study-finds-widespread-mercury-contamination-across-western-north-america?qt-news_science_products=3#qt-news_science_products

The Environmental Mercury Mapping, Modeling, and Analysis (EMMMA) website, a joint effort of USGS and NIEHS, is designed to support environmental and health researchers, as well as land and resource managers by providing tools.

https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/emmma

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The Romans recognized the toxicity of Mercury and how it created Insanity. It was recognized in the felt hat industry for causing physical injury and insanity, giving rise to the phrase - Mad as a Hatter. So put it in our mouths for direct deposits, for years put it in vaccines for more direct deposits. Also, just how much is spread around the general environment passed through us? More corporate capture to have run amok for far too long.