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Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfires

  • Written by Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University
Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania's bushfiresTasmania's fires may have released mercury previously absorbed by trees.AAP Image

Tasmania’s bushfires may have resulted in the release of significant amounts of mercury from burnt trees into the atmosphere. Our research shows that industrial mercury pollution from decades past has been locked up in west Tasmanian trees.

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