20 September 2006

Today we briefly talked about the bad effects of mercury on humans and other animals. There is a high risk today of brain and other developmental problems, especially among pregnant women that eat tuna or swordfish. Coal-burning power plants in the Midwest are mostly at blame as their pollution is blown into the Northeast and deposited in our lakes, streams, and oceans.This website has a lot of information on the topic.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

wow Mr. DeVoe....interesting...not!
when did you post this picture?? what is about anyway??......oh ya what we learned in Science today! DA me!!!! LOL! Blonde moment!! LOL!