Article : Mercury levels exceed safety standards for fish in six European freshwater and estuary sites


15 novembre 2017
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Science for Environment Policy - issue 456

Mercury levels in bream (Abramis brama) collected from six European sampling sites from 2007 to 2013 exceeded the Water Framework Directive’s safety limit for fish in all but one site in 2012, a new study discovers.
The findings suggest greater efforts need to be made to prevent mercury pollution.