[New post] Molting seals in California are shedding toxic fur

sskarthik posted: "Annual spikes in mercury along the California coastline have been puzzling scientists for over two decades. Now, researchers think they know what's causing these toxic increases: the fur of molting elephant seals. Researchers have traced methylmercur" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Molting seals in California are shedding toxic fur by sskarthik Annual spikes in mercury along the California coastline have been puzzling scientists for over two decades. Now, researchers think they know what's causing these toxic increases: the fur of molting elephant seals. Researchers have traced methylmercury — a particularly toxic form of mercury — found in the waters around California's coastal Año Nuevo State Park back to elephant seal fur, according to a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more... sskarthik | September 13, 2015 at 11:29 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3jEf Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/molting-seals-in-california-are-shedding-toxic-fur-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com