Sep
30

Ecosystems on the edge: Tracking mercury

Smithsonian biologist Cindy Gilmour describes where mercury pollution comes from, how it morphs into the neurotoxin methylmercury, and if we’re finally starting to solve the problem of mercury contamination.

 

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Posted: 30 September 2013
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