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packman

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1. How does it get there?

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Apr 20, 2014, 11:01 AM

Apr 2014

Mercury is heavy and I can see it percolating in the aqua-filters near industrial areas. However, how does it get to those high elevation lakes? Coal emissions contain mercury, but still---?

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Study finds mercury-tainted fish in Glacier's Lake McDonald [View all] Ptah Apr 2014 OP

How does it get there? packman Apr 2014 #1

From the linked article: Ptah Apr 2014 #2

What goes around, comes around? hedgehog Apr 2014 #3

A great picture from The Flathead Beacon: Ptah Apr 2014 #4