Ocean Fog Carries Mercury to Land

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Sea Save Foundation

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Scientists in the Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz regions of California have found that ocean fog carries mercury (a heavy metal and neurotoxin) to land. They measured mercury levels in fog, water, plants and animals. They found 10 times more mercury in the fog than in rainfall. The mercury mainly comes from gold mining and coal-fired power plants.

Read more here (story #5).

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