Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Mercury in Pacific Ocean fish comes from Chinese Coal-burning power plants

Scientists pinpoint source of mercury in Pacific Ocean fish - Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29: "Researchers say they also confirmed that mercury found in fish near Hawaii likely traveled through the air for thousands of miles before being deposited in the ocean by rainfall. They noted that the North Pacific fisheries are downwind from rapidly industrializing nations such as China and India. These nations increasingly rely on coal-burning power plants, which are a major source of mercury pollution."

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