Mercury Rising (IMAGE)

University of New Hampshire

Mercury Rising

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The fully thawed fens in the Arctic Circle in Abisko, Sweden, where UNH researchers found higher levels of methylmercury, a neurotoxin, that could be harmful to wildlife, fishing industry and people.

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Credit: Florencia Fahnestock/UNH

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