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STONY BROOK, N.Y., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Tuna remains the largest source of mercury consumption by Americans, despite warnings from public health officials to limit tuna intake.
New research, however, suggests tuna aren't as carrying as much of the toxin as they used. According to a study published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, Atlantic bluefin tuna host less mercury every year.
Scientists suggest efforts to reduce mercury emissions have paid off. The drop in mercury concentrations measured in adult bluefin mirrors the reduction of mercury measured exiting factory smokestacks, as well as in the atmosphere and the Atlantic Ocean.
Data collected during several previous studies suggest, between 1990 and 2007, mercury emissions shrank 2.8 percent annually. During that time, mercury concentrations in the ocean diminished 4.3 percent per year. Similar reductions were measured in atmospheric samples.
The same promising pattern revealed itself in the latest study.
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New research, however, suggests tuna aren't as carrying as much of the toxin as they used. According to a study published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, Atlantic bluefin tuna host less mercury every year.
Scientists suggest efforts to reduce mercury emissions have paid off. The drop in mercury concentrations measured in adult bluefin mirrors the reduction of mercury measured exiting factory smokestacks, as well as in the atmosphere and the Atlantic Ocean.
Data collected during several previous studies suggest, between 1990 and 2007, mercury emissions shrank 2.8 percent annually. During that time, mercury concentrations in the ocean diminished 4.3 percent per year. Similar reductions were measured in atmospheric samples.
The same promising pattern revealed itself in the latest study.
As mercury emissions drop, so do concentrations in tuna - UPI.com
Analysis of tissue samples suggests Atlantic bluefin tuna host less mercury every year, and a reduction in mercury emissions is to thank.
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