Burning Wetlands Unleash Mercury in Wake of Climate Change
Released into the atmosphere most prodigiously with the launching of the industrial age, the toxic element mercury falls back onto Earth, and accumulates particularly in North American wetlands. A new study finds wildfires, growing more frequent and intense, are unleashing this sequestered mercury at levels up to 15 times greater than originally calculated.
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/082506HA.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/082506HA.shtml
rudkla - 26. Aug, 14:40
