Arctic Sentinels: Global mercury emissions have stabilized over the past decade, yet levels in Arctic marine mammals have risen by an order of magnitude. Scientists struggle to explain why.

Global mercury emissions have stabilized over the past decade, yet levels in Arctic marine mammals have risen by an order of magnitude. Scientists struggle to explain why.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLoS Biology
Main Author: Hoag, Hannah
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570426
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18942892
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060259
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Summary:Global mercury emissions have stabilized over the past decade, yet levels in Arctic marine mammals have risen by an order of magnitude. Scientists struggle to explain why.