Mercury, once released, persists in the environment. It circulates and
gets absorbed by various organisms, impacting biodiversity and poisoning
rivers and fish. It is transformed to methyl mercury and spreads its
way to the food chain. Mercury is also bioaccumulative. Once it enters
the human body, mercury slowly poisons it and causes major health
problems such as neurological damage, respiratory problems,
musculoskeletal illnesses and worst, death. Unfortunately, women and
developing foetuses, infants and children are more susceptible to the
effects of mercury, thus, affecting their neurological development.
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