Tag: Methylmercury

‘Clean’ hydroelectric power poses northern methylmercury threat: study

Harvard study on hydroelectric projects published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hydroelectric projects will put more methylmercury pollution into northern ecosystems than climate change, suggests a new Harvard University study. Methylmercury, a neurotoxin created as mercury blends with bacteria, is linked to heart issues and intellectual problems in children. High levels […]