A dredging project is working to remove mercury from Sweden’s Luleå river
Industrial waste released into the Lule River is being removed in a project that may prove a model for similar waste clean-ups.
Quicksilver — properly known as mercury — does not go anywhere fast once it reaches the environment. Indeed, it does not break down at all, leaving it to make its way up the food chain, passing from bacteria, to fish, and then on to larger animals, including humans.
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