Saturday, December 10, 2011

Researchers find high levels of mercury in California's coastal fog

Researchers find high levels of mercury in California's coastal fog
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/dec/10/researchers-find-high-levels-of-mercury-in-fog/

"A research team at UC Santa Cruz that this year for the first time tested coastal fog in California for mercury found raised levels of the element.

The team, led by chemist Peter Weiss-Penzias, reported finding "very high" levels of mercury, a neurotoxin, in the fog, according to a paper presented Thursday to a geophysical science conference in San Francisco on Thursday."

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