Methylmercury In America

Recently, in the news, many Americans around the nation are not consuming as much fish and shellfish cause numerous coal-burning plants and iron mines are depositing methylmercury, a highly toxic form of mercury which builds up in fish, shellfish, and animals that eat fish. Accordingly, mercury is a naturally occurring element found in air, water, and soil. However, factories, mines, and large coal-burning plants deposit large amounts of methylmercury in the atmosphere and water, which is absorbed into small fish and shellfish and affects the food chain dramatically as mercury levels rise quickly higher in the food chain. This affects the human population caused when human eat seafood, especially king mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish, ahi, bigeye tuna or shellfish they can consume higher levels of mercury which has higher effects on young children and pregnant women. Unfortunately, these fish are some of the more popular fish to eat cooked or as sushi. Accordingly,
However, negotiators, unfortunately, appear to be leaning towards a treaty with soft measures unlikely to prevent continued catastrophic impacts from this deadly and debilitating poison. Ironically world leaders and signatories propose to ink their treaty in Minamata, Japan, a town that famously suffered widespread mercury poisoning, which at first lead to the diseases being called "Minamata disease". Furthermore, mercury poisoning first got its name from Minamata city, in Japan, when in 1965 mercury discharged from the Chisso chemical plant contaminating finfish and shellfish. Unfortunately, this wasn't just devastating to the fish and aquatic community, but regrettably, it killed many people in the community and caused thousands to become unhealthy with mercury-related