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Why is tuna high in mercury?
Tuna is one of the fish that contains the most mercury because the long-term feeding process causes them to accumulate mercury in their bodies.
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Ancient beauties were crazy about painting their lips red to seduce men: Who would have thought that this thing is extremely poisonous!
In ancient times, mercury was used in medicine and rouge powder,
Animal world
The 'devil flea' brings mercury into the human food chain
New research shows that crustaceans throughout Leptodora at night act as an elevator transporting mercury from the lake floor to the surface.
Oceanography
California seals change in bulk because of seawater pollution of mercury
For the first time in the past 20 years, the scientific community has been able to confirm: Mercury is the cause of widespread seawater pollution, leading to the situati…
Environment
Mercury pollution hurts seals
Methylmercury (MeHg), the most common form of mercury found in the blood of marine animals, can hurt seals more seriously than previously thought.