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Indigenous communities potentially exposed to methylmercury in most proposed Canadian hydroelectric projects, Harvard study says

November 24, 2016  By Phys.org


Boston, MA – In a new study, Harvard University researchers find over 90 per cent of potential new Canadian hydroelectric projects are likely to increase concentrations of the neurotoxin methylmercury in food webs near indigenous communities. Phys.org reports. | READ MORE

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