Claim: Climate Will Increase Toxic Mercury Levels in Seawater
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A new study claims global warming will increase biological production and bio-accumulation of methylmercury, a hideously toxic organic mercury compound. But the attempt by the study authors to attach their conclusions to future climate projections seems questionable. The abstract of the study; Terrestrial discharges mediate trophic shifts and enhance methylmercury…