2021.12.04

Mercury Flow

Large amounts of the toxic metal follow rivers to coastal food supplies

Rivers curl through an island in West Africa’s Guinea-Bissau. Source: SI Imaging Services Imazins and Getty Images

Rivers curl through an island in West Africa’s Guinea-Bissau. Source: SI Imaging Services Imazins and Getty Images

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