Study finds elevated mercury levels in dolphins in Florida's St. Joseph and Choctawhatchee Bays, potentially impacting ocean and human health.
Dolphins in Florida's St. Joseph and Choctawhatchee Bays, and other Southeast US locations, have been found with elevated mercury levels in a study with potential implications for ocean and human health. Dolphins, considered a "sentinel species," share physiological traits with humans and are high up in the food chain, eating fish vulnerable to mercury pollution. The study, published in Toxics, did not draw conclusions about human mercury levels or health risks.
June 12, 2024
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