Greenland (IMAGE)

Florida State University

Greenland

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New research from Florida State University shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet are comparable to rivers in industrial China.

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Photo courtesy of Jade Hatton/University of Bristol

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