Trove Of Toxic Mercury Lurks In Arctic Sea Ice

People and animals living in the Arctic tend to have high amounts of mercury in their tissues, and now researchers have uncovered a growing source of the most toxic variety of the metal. The team reports that Arctic sea ice holds large amounts of methylmercury that may enter marine ecosystems at increasing rates as the ice melts due to climate change (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, DOI:10.1021/es5008033).

Publication date: 
Monday, May 12, 2014