“If mercury is released into the environment, it is converted to methylmercury and concentrated in the food chains,” the Greenlandic government said in their news release.
“This means that traditional foods, such as fish and marine mammals (including seals, whales and polar bears), can contain high levels of methylmercury. People who live in the Arctic and who consume large amounts of traditional foods will therefore have a high exposure to mercury through food.”
read more... https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/2020/11/18/greenland-accedes-to-un-treaty-against-mercury-pollution/
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