Traditional knowledge can help limit exposure to contaminants, researcher says
Traditional knowledge and harvesting practices may help limit the buildup of contaminants such as mercury in people who live in
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“Mercury can leak out and become a threat to marine life”
By Elizaveta Vereykina “Old mercury pollution that nature has stored for us can leak out and become a threat to
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Ocean currents may be driving mercury pollution in Arctic, says study
A recent study is shedding light on the ongoing accumulation of mercury pollution in the Arctic — despite the international community’s
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A creek near the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon sees mercury levels spike
By Julien Greene Territory says it’s studying the issue; scientists say risks are severe The Yukon government has for weeks
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Study warns thawing permafrost could release substantial mercury in Yukon River
By Caitrin Pilkington ‘When we lose that permafrost, you have these large deposits of sediment that are going into the
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Beluga whales could carry a molecule preventing mercury poisoning
Could the belugas of Northern Quebec hold the key to preventing mercury intoxication in local Inuit communities? This is what
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Polar bears’ switch to land foods showing up in lowered mercury levels
For polar bears pushed to shore as summer sea ice vanishes, there appears to be a side benefit — mercury levels
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Mercury levels rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist
Only 500 breeding pairs of the Ivory Gull remain in Canada A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination
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Lights out for Arctic town’s Christmas iceberg
A holiday tradition on the northern tip of Baffin Island in Canada’s High Arctic is no more. In recent years,
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