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methylmercury

Mercury taints wildlife refuge

August 6, 2013 by Freshwater Society

Water in the restored wetlands of the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge near Crookston, Minn., has extraordinarily high levels of toxic methylmercury, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey research … Read more

Categories Water, Science and the Environment Tags glacial ridge national wildlife refuge, mercury pollution, methylmercury

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