Accumulates in watercourses (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Accumulates in watercourses

Caption

The volatile heavy metal mercury is dispersed through the air and accumulates in watercourses, where it reaches both humans and animals.

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Photo: Nazrin Babashova/Unsplash

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