Mercury pollution is a growing problem. Mercury damages the nervous systems of animals, dissolves in sea water where it is ingested by sea mammals and fish. Begula whales and arctic seals have higher levels of mercury in their bodies than ever and the poison works its way through the food chain, until it gets into the bodies of humans, where the young and pregnant women are particularly at risk of suffering damage to their lives and their health. Continue reading
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