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Tracking mercury exposure is crucial for monitoring an ecosystem. Using a bioindicator can tell how much is in the food web. New way of mapping pollution. Identifying where it’s from, can help decrease it.

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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat — Scientific American
Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica’s food web Gentoo penguins have a wide geographic range, making them good targets for follow-up research. When Philip Sontag first visite...
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February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM