Twenty-five years in the making, a new nationwide rule is set to take effect this spring that will sharply restrict coal and oil-fired power plants from releasing mercury, arsenic and other hazardo
NIIGATA – The Niigata District Court has ruled that neither the central government nor the Niigata Prefectural Government was responsible for the neurological disorders caused by mercury poisoning
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration’s initiatives to reduce air pollution have fared well in several hard-fought legal battles, but a new round of court challenges could determine whether the White
More than two-thirds of the sewage generated in 118 towns, located along the Ganga river basin is discharged into the river untreated, says a report prepared by a team of experts.
Immune dysregulation associated with mercury has been suggested, though data in the general population are lacking. Chronic exposure to low levels of methylmercury (organic) and inorganic mercury is common, such as through fish consumption and dental amalgams. The objective of the study was to examine associations between mercury biomarkers and antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity and strength.