Rising Heat Turns Antarctica Into a Mercury Pollution Source
TL;DR
A PNAS study finds the Antarctic Peninsula shelf now accumulates mercury at twice the global shelf rate, up 160% since industrialization, turning Antarctica from a mercury sink into a secondary pollution source as warming increases atmospheric deposition and releases mercury stored in ice and glaciers; the Arctic shows a similar trend, underscoring the need to curb warming and mercury emissions.
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- As Ice Melts, Antarctica Is Leaking Mercury Into The Ocean Yahoo
- Antarctica Is Releasing Mercury Faster Than Ever Because of Melting Ice ZME Science
- A Worrisome Change: Antarctica Stops Being a Sink and Becomes a Source of Mercury Pollution Noticias Ambientales
- Antarctic ice melt drives record mercury levels into marine food chain: Study National Herald
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