Mercury levels in tuna have remained largely unchanged for over 50 years, a new study has found. The study, published in the ACS' Environmental Science & Technology Letters, found that levels of the ...

Tuna is one of the most popular seafoods worldwide. But this protein-rich fish can build up high levels of methylmercury from feeding on contaminated prey, like smaller fish or crustaceans. Despite ...

Mercury levels in soil are significantly higher than previously believed, researchers have shown. But why does this pose a threat to food production and can it be reversed? It’s not an exaggeration to ...

At this point, it's well known that every fish contains at least a tiny amount of toxic mercury, or methylmercury to be specific. Even though mercury can be produced naturally, the high mercury levels ...

Mercury is released by environmental and human-driven processes. And some forms, specifically methylmercury, are toxic to humans. Therefore, policies and regulations to limit mercury emissions have ...

File photo: A man wears a face mask as he fishes near docked oil drilling platforms, Friday, May 8, 2020, in Port Aransas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Eating fish is the most common way people ...

Middlefield, Ohio-based Mercury Plastics LLC, a subsidiary of Masco Corp., has announced a $15 million investment to expand of its facility in northeast Ohio to house a 10 megaelectronvolt (MeV) ...