No, Mercury isn't just that silver stuff in old-timey thermometers. Mercury is a naturally occuring element in the environment and can sometimes be found in your food — most notoriously in fish.

New studies showing high levels of mercury in certain fish from Lake Berryessa and Putah Creek warn child-bearing women and children under 17 to closely ration their intake of those species. Mercury ...

Aug. 14—ANDERSON — Throughout more than 50 years of angling along the White River, J.R. Rosencrans has not only become familiar with its prime fishing spots, but he's also seen its ecosystem ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Seafood has long been celebrated for its health benefits, from high-quality protein to Omega-3 fatty acids. However, concerns over mercury levels in fish, particularly large predatory ...

A fish consumption advisory has been issued for Lake Maurepas in Livingston and St. John the Baptist parishes where "unacceptable levels of mercury" have been detected in several species of fish, ...

Looking north along Hells Canyon Reservoir in June 2023. A study published this month found that mercury levels in smallmouth bass are about twice as high on average in fish in reservoirs along the ...

The ideal ecosystem to expose people to dangerous amounts of mercury requires rainy skies, a mix of industry and swamp and a culture where people have a taste for seafood. Louisiana, of course, fits ...

A new study has found another negative effect of invasive zebra mussels in lakes: higher levels of mercury in fish. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Geological Survey and other ...

Tuna is one of the most popular seafoods worldwide. But this protein-rich fish can build up high levels of methylmercury from feeding on contaminated prey, like smaller fish or crustaceans. Despite ...

WASHINGTON (WKRC) - A study of mercury in fish brings new calls to strengthen government guidelines to protect pregnant women. It found women who frequently eat fish had 11 times higher mercury levels ...

A new research finding warns that Ghana cannot afford to delay the urgent need for stricter regulation of artisanal mining, ...

Lowest: Anchovies Out of all the fish you could eat, anchovies show some of the lowest levels of mercury. This is in part because lower mercury levels are found in smaller fish or that don't eat a lot ...