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Mercury pollution threat to Arctic bird [1]

Mercury pollution has risen nearly 50-fold in the feathers of a breed of Arctic bird over the past 130 years, say scientists.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2015
BBC (UK) [2]
Tags:
Environment [3], Pollution [4], Mercury [5], Wildlife [6], Birds [7], Arctic [8], Mammals [9], Health Effects [10]
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