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Southern Ocean mercury levels to be tested

By AAP with AG Staff • January 9, 2012

A male albatross displays for a female. High levels of mercury have been found in the livers of these birds. (Credit: Getty)

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High levels of mercury in seabirds hint that the toxic metal has found its way into fish that humans consume.

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