University of Nevada: Mercury From Historic Gold Mining Still Affects Carson River Watershed and Waterfowl
February 05, 2026
February 05, 2026
RENO, Nevada, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
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Mercury from historic gold mining still affects Carson River watershed and waterfowl
University researchers link high river flows, floods to renewed mercury exposure in resident wood ducks
Emma Lande
Long assumed by some to have been diluted and washed away over time, mercury contamination from 19th-century gold mining is still moving throug . . .
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Mercury from historic gold mining still affects Carson River watershed and waterfowl
University researchers link high river flows, floods to renewed mercury exposure in resident wood ducks
Emma Lande
Long assumed by some to have been diluted and washed away over time, mercury contamination from 19th-century gold mining is still moving throug . . .