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koban [17]
4 years ago
11

Mercury is an environmental pollutant that accumulates in fish and other sea life. Which human activity has had the greatest imp

act on increasing mercury levels?
Biology
2 answers:
Zanzabum4 years ago
8 0

While mercury occurs naturally in the environment, human activities that increase the number of  elements in the ecosystems. Examples of such activities include;

  1. Smelting and incineration of waste
  2. Coal-fired electricity generation

When the mercury settles in lakes and oceans and consumed by fish, the toxin get to the fish tissues. As the fishes are predated on, there occurs a phenomenon called bioaccumulation in the high animals in the food chain.


EastWind [94]4 years ago
8 0

Answer:

A. Burning coal for energy

Explanation:

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