Tunas Declining Mercury Contamination Linked to U.S. Shift Away from Coal
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2016 Nov 23, 8:18pm 1,462 views 4 comments
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Gary Anderson
2016 Nov 23, 8:21pm
Gary Anderson
2016 Nov 23, 8:21pm
I quit eating tuna. I don't like coal either. Who wants to be polluted like those poor people in southern Indiana, Pence's proudest moments.
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2016 Nov 27, 7:09pm
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2016 Nov 27, 7:09pm
Coal has a lot of mercury and other metals in it. When burned, the metals vaporize and some of it makes it's way into the water. It then makes its way into plants and fish. It accumulates in the fat of big predator fish like tuna. Don't eat a lot of tuna if you care about your health.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tunas-declining-mercury-contamination-linked-to-u-s-shift-away-from-coal/?
Hard-won reductions in the environmental toxin could be erased if Trump proceeds with plans to resuscitate the coal industry and abandon climate initiatives