Antarctic sea ice may be a source of mercury in southern ocean fish and birds
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 14:11
in Earth & Climate
New research has found methylmercury -- a potent neurotoxin - in sea ice in the Southern Ocean. The results are the first to show that sea-ice bacteria can change mercury into methylmercury, a more toxic form that can contaminate the marine environment, including fish and birds.