Mercury Rising--Up the Food Web

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You've probably heard about mercury contamination in fish. But a new

study says the toxin has climbed out of the water. Researchers from

the College of and say landlubbing insects near the

Shenandoah River have elevated levels of mercury in their blood—and so

do the birds that eat them. The report appears in the April 18th issue

of the journal Science.

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