What are the effects of mercury on humans and wildlife

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Assignment - Accumulation of Mercury Questions

Q1. What are the effects of mercury on humans and wildlife?

Q2. Explain what bio magnification is and why this should make you worried about how much swordfish you eat.

Q3. Explain the foraging ecology of Tree Swallows and Carolina Wrens. How does this impact how they are exposed to mercury?

Q4. What impacts did we find on Carolina Wrens on the South River?

Q5. What is the difference between point source and non-point source pollution?

Q6. Explain the difference between the projects that took place on the South River and those that took place in the laboratory. Why did Dr. Cristol choose to do a dosing study?

Q7. Why was it so important to study what the birds were eating? Why does it matter if they eat spiders or not?

Q8. Explain all the ways that the settlement money from Dupont is being used.

Q9. Explain what you understand about why Dr. Cristol is concerned about birds that died and we never saw?

Q10. Explain all the ways mercury impacts wildlife (details of different studies are found throughout this article)

Q11. Opinion: Why do you think wildlife were mostly left out of the Treaty?

Q12. At the very end of the South River article, Dr. Cristol expresses that he should have been an activist. Based on how the reading explains it, why do you think Dr. Cristol believed he should have been an activist? Do you think that scientists should or should not be activists? What can you see as the potential positives and negatives of scientists standing up as activists? Remember, your response should be at least 200 words for full credit. You must respond to at least one other post this week as well (response must be at least a sentence).

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