How mercury becomes toxic in the environment

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 14:42 in Biology & Nature

Naturally occurring organic matter in water and sediment appears to play a key role in helping microbes convert tiny particles of mercury in the environment into a form that is dangerous to most living creatures.

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