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Mercury levels rising in caribou, contaminants program finds http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1233667906
Caribou in Canada's North are showing increasing levels of mercury, a contaminant that has drifted into the Arctic from other parts of the world, researchers have found.
Mercury is one of two contaminants found in northern environments that are of great concern to scientists, said Mary Gamberg, project co-ordinator with federal Northern Contaminants Program in the Yukon.
Gamberg said mercury "seems to be increasing in some [wildlife] populations all across the Arctic," she told CBC News in an interview Monday.
"In marine mammals, in some populations, it's increasing. And in caribou, in some populations -- and particularly in female caribou -- it seems to be increasing, which is really interesting," she added.
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Ethan says: "Mercury?? in CARIBOU!??"
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Golly. Interesting. Even fascinating. How unexpected. Of scientific note only, no need to worry about implications, move along.
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