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Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans
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Mercury pollution knows no boundaries; it is carried by winds from industrial chimneys, it falls back into the oceans and accumulates silently in marine food chains. So far, its worldwide distribution was estimated by computer models of marine biogeochemistry. An international team led by researchers from the Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Nagoya proposes a novel biological alternative: using the blood of marine b…
Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans
Mercury released into the oceans affects marine environments worldwide. Traditionally, its distribution and quantity have been estimated using marine biogeochemical simulation models. A recent international study led by Japanese researchers analyzed blood mercury concentrations in more than 11,215 seabirds from 108 species, of which 659 were newly collected samples and over 10,556 were from previous studies. This is the first biologically based …
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