The mercury level in your tuna is rising

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WRITTEN BY

Paul Drevnick
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan

Whether man-made sources of mercury are contributing to the mercury levels in open-ocean fish has been the subject of hot debate for many years.

My colleagues Carl Lamborg, Marty Horgan and I analyzed data from over the past 50 years and found that mercury levels in Pacific yellowfin tuna, often marketed as ahi tuna, is increasing at 3.8% per year. The results were reported earlier this month in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

This finding, when considered with other recent studies, suggests that mercury levels in open-ocean fish are keeping pace with current increases in human-related, or anthropogenic, inputs of mercury to the ocean.

These levels of mercury—a neurotoxin—are now approaching what the EPA considers unsafe for human consumption, underscoring the importance of accurate data. With this article, I’ll explain the evolution of the science to this point and our findings. I expect our analysis will either quiet the debate or add more fuel to the fire.

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[zappaman]

1. Well we know why...

[KamaAina]

2. Tuna causes autism! WHARGARBLE!!1!11!!1!

[hunter]

3. Just one more reason not to eat tuna.

Mercury content, killing of non target species (including dolphins and porpoises), workers kept as slaves by many international fishing fleets... there's a long list of atrocities associated with the international tuna market.