How poisonous mercury can get from coal-fired power plants into fish you eat – EPA weakens rules meant to lower the risk

Mercury is a neurotoxic metal that can cause irreparable harm to human health – especially the brain development of young ...
Labroots

Imaging Reveals Toxic Mercury Uptake in Mammalian Brains

Mercury (Hg) is an extremely toxic element. The use of mercury in industry is being phased out in many places and mercury thermometers have even been banned in some US states. Scientists who have ...
The Times Leader

Cartwright legislation would monitor toxic mercury pollution in U.S.

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, and U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) and Brian Mast (R-FL-21) this wee introduced the “Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act.” This ...
UMass Lowell

Researchers: Plants Play Leading Role in Cycling Toxic Mercury Through the Environment

Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu and Christine Gillette, 978-758-4664, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu LOWELL, Mass. – Researchers studying mercury gas in the atmosphere ...
UMass Lowell

Study Shows Forests Play Greater Role in Depositing Toxic Mercury Across the Globe

Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu and Christine Gillette, 978-758-4664, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu LOWELL, Mass. – Researchers led by a UMass Lowell environmental ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Researchers: Plants play leading role in cycling toxic mercury through the environment

LOWELL — Researchers studying mercury gas in the atmosphere with the aim of reducing the pollutant worldwide have determined a vast amount of the toxic element is absorbed by plants, leading it to end ...