Mercury Contaminates 40 Species

The National Wildlife Federation will publish research today that indicates high levels of mercury are present in 40 species including bald eagle, songbirds, polar bears and alligators.

The report "underscored how pervasive mercury contamination has become," according to Felice Stadler at the National Wildlife Federation. "Nearly every aspect of our food web has been contaminated. It's difficult to find an ecosystem that's not contaminated, whether it's ocean or forest or coastal waters or wetlands."

Earlier this year we reported on the morass of lobbying that makes it difficult to get to the truth on the mercury issue.