Poison in the Arctic and the Human Cost of ‘Clean’ Energy

By Harvard University on Sep 21, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin, is especially high in Arctic marine life but until recently, scientists haven’t been able to explain why. Now, research from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that high levels of methylmercury in Arctic life are a […]