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Methylmercury water concentrations low, but Great Lakes fish consumption advisories persist—new research documents one probable culprit
Methylmercury uptake rate in phytoplankton is among the highest recorded A recently published study in the journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Science and Technology, found that while Great Lakes waters harbor low methylmercury concentrations, the rates of methylmercury transfer to phytoplankton are extremely high, higher than rates observed in open oceans. Phytoplankton Read more about Methylmercury water concentrations low, but Great Lakes fish consumption advisories persist—new research documents one probable culprit[…]
Researchers investigate the impact of water birds on Green Bay
Robert Wolf and Amy Howe with UW-Green Bay are coordinating a small army of students and government agency researchers to count and observe the behavior of birds that eat fish in the lower Green Bay area around Cat Island, an area that Howe likens to the “Serengeti of Lake Michigan” due to the sheer abundance of wildlife.
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