#  Research documents the rise of mercury in endangered Pacific seabirds 

 





April 01, 2011

 

 

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In a recent article in *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,* **Scott Edwards** and former Harvard undergad **Anh-Thu Elaine Vo** used 120 year old feathers to track the increases in the neurotoxin methylmercury in the black-footed albatross. Read more about their research *[here](http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/hsop-mot041511.php)*.

 

 

 



 

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