The ideal ecosystem to expose people to dangerous amounts of mercury requires rainy skies, a mix of industry and swamp and a culture where people have a taste for seafood. Louisiana, of course, fits ...

Mercury can cause neurological problems, especially for infants and children, which is why back in the late 1980s, the state decided to start testing fish and putting out public warnings of what kind ...

Many marine mammals and seabirds degrade methylmercury mostly in the liver. Atlantic bluefin tuna appear to lean on the ...

SAUSALITO -- When you reach for your cordless electric drill, you likely won't be digging a hole in the head of a dead fish yet that is exactly what they do about ten thousand times a day at Safe ...

IF YOU'VE EVER been warned to watch how much fish you eat, there might be a good reason. “Some of this concern is valid, given that most of the methylmercury in our bodies comes from eating seafood, ...

The state’s Department of Environmental Services is seeking fishermen willing to donate fish for the analysis of a highly toxic heavy metal that has “serious health risks if consumed in excessive ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – It’s been nearly six years since we’ve seen a detailed look at how much toxic mercury remains in fish in Onondaga Lake. Honeywell is required to catch and sample fish each year to ...

TCU researchers say testing for mercury in spiders could help us know when fish are safe to eat. When Matt Chumchal sees a spider in his house, he releases it safely outside. This is partly because ...

Cheap, convenient, and full of protein and essential omega-3 fatty acids, canned tuna is a classic staple in kitchen cabinets, delis, and school lunchboxes across the country. About a third of ...

Mercury levels found in waterways across the state are declining, mainly due to a single factor: the retirement of most of Georgia’s coal-fired power plants. Over the course of an 18-year study that ...