Mercury in fish: Insidious and still largely mysterious, especially in Florida
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... from barely detectable to off the charts."Each water body has its own characteristics," said Ted Lange, a longtime mercury researcher at the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission laboratory in Eustis.Bacteria, particularly in wetlands, convert mercury into a form readily absorbed and stored by living things. Called methylmercury, it infiltrates algae, insects and small fish, which...
