Griffith University: Are Humpback Whales Good Bioindicators of Antarctic Mercury Pollution?
September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
GOLD COAST, Australia, Sept. 17 (TNSRes) -- Griffith University issued the following news:
A Griffith University-led study has provided the first evidence of mercury accumulation in humpback whales and looked at levels in other marine megafauna foraging in the Southern Ocean.
Conducted in collaboration with the Australian Antarctic Division, the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Southern Demark, the study found mercury levels increased along the Antarctic f . . .
A Griffith University-led study has provided the first evidence of mercury accumulation in humpback whales and looked at levels in other marine megafauna foraging in the Southern Ocean.
Conducted in collaboration with the Australian Antarctic Division, the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Southern Demark, the study found mercury levels increased along the Antarctic f . . .