As it warms up on our planet, the permafrost is collapsing faster and emits toxic metal into the environment – mercury. Although today the mercury released during the melting of permafrost is not a toxic threat, its impact will increase over time. It is gradually accumulating in the food chain – the future threat as it accumulates contains fish and meat of wild animals consumed by humans. A new study published by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College of Literature, Arts and Sciences is exploring more accurate ways to measure the extent of the Arctic mercury problem.
