See below to see the latest media releases from IISD Experimental Lakes Area and features in media. If you wish to speak to one of our experts, contact Sumeep Bath, media and communications officer at IISD Experimental Lakes Area at [email protected] or +1 (204) 958-7700 ext. 740.
IISD-ELA in the News | CTV | December 22, 2021
"New research has found mercury contamination in freshwater fish populations falls quickly once the sources of the toxic chemical are cut off. Federal government scientist Paul Blanchfield, lead author of the study, says the finding that lakes can rebound quickly from mercury pollution is good news."
IISD-ELA in the News | ORF (German-language) | December 16, 2021
"Mit Quecksilber kontaminierte Fischpopulationen können sich nach nur wenigen Jahren, in denen sie dem giftigen Schwermetall nicht ausgesetzt sind, wieder einigermaßen erholen. Das fand ein nordamerikanisches Forscherteam heraus, das die Quecksilberbelastung in einem kanadischen See 15 Jahre lang untersucht hat."
IISD-ELA in the News | Popular Science | December 16, 2021
"An encouraging new experiment hints that cutting off mercury pollution to bodies of water can quickly translate into lower levels of the toxic substance in seafood."
IISD-ELA in the News | PBS | December 16, 2021
"Mercury pollution remains a problem in many parts of the Great Lakes, but new research from Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area in northern Ontario shows that efforts to reduce the amount of mercury going into a lake can have quick and dramatic effects on the levels of the pollutant in fish populations."
IISD-ELA in the News | New Scientist | December 16, 2021
"Mercury pollution is a major global environmental problem, with small-scale gold mining and coal burning the two biggest sources, but fish can recover quickly when the pollution stops."
