Sentences with phrase «showing high levels of mercury»

On Monday, Weiss - Penzias presented preliminary data showing high levels of mercury in deer in central California and in the mountain lions that eat them.

Health - care and emergency workers will this week begin providing medical and food aid for 25 affected villages, after a flurry of studies showed high levels of mercury in people, fish and sediments in the Madre de Dios region.

Not exact matches

By using isotopic tracers called stable isotopes, researchers showed that seabirds feeding in areas rich in sulfate (a chemical that is an important food for sulfate - reducing bacteria that help break down organic matter) had high levels of mercury.

While most urine samples collected from about 200 people in Huepetuhe last year showed mercury levels below the World Health Organization limit for occupational exposure, a few were extremely high, according to Dr. Jonh Astete, who coordinated the study by Peru's National Institute of Health.

Broberg's study comes with a major caveat, however: This higher risk showed up only in those who consumed a high level of mercury.

The researchers showed that, in both species, the higher the mercury levels in the birds, the fewer chances they had of breeding successfully and especially of rearing their chicks.

Researchers have shown a 65 % increased risk of type 2 diabetes in young adults with higher levels of mercury exposure.

Tests showed Clayon had high levels of both mercury and lead.

A 2012 study showed blunted cortisol response and higher inflammatory markers at blood mercury levels well below the EPA's established level for potential health risks (5.8 micrograms per liter).10 In addition, four neurodevelopmental disorders (attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, autism, seizures and stutter) affect almost 11 percent of all U.S. births, up 30 percent over the past decade.11 Subclinical decrements in brain function are even more common, affecting up to 15 percent of births.12