Mercury Findings in Whale and Polar Bear Brains - Danish National Environmental Research Institute.
19/11/2010
Arctic marine mammals and polar bears are polluted by mercury, which is also accumulated in their brains and is presumed to have a negative effect on the brains. NERI examinations of brains from pilot whales, ringed seals, polar bears and Danish porpoises show a varying pollution degree. These examinations may increase our knowledge of how human brains are affected by mercury.
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