Pacific Islanders Combat Mercury Poisoning of the Environment

SYDNEY, Australia, April 29 (IPS) – It is an invisible contaminant that has been found in fisheries, an essential part of the food chain for many Pacific Islanders. Mercury, emitted from fossil fuel power generation and other industrial processes around the world, has now penetrated marine ecosystems in the Pacific Islands with detrimental consequences for people’s health and wellbeing.

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