The results confirm the presence of bacteria in the sea ice with the genetic ability to convert mercury into the more toxic form, says John Moreau, team leader and geomicrobiologist at the University of Melbourne.
Date: Aug 02, 2016
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Antarctic sea ice may be a source of mercury in southern ocean fish and birds
The findings were made by an international team of researchers led by Ms Caitlin Gionfriddo and Dr John Moreau from the University of Melbourne, and also included scientists from the Centre for Systems Genomics at the University of Melbourne, the US Geological Survey and Lawrence Livermore National University of Melbourne geomicrobiologist and team leader, Dr John Moreau, said that the results confirmed the presence of bacteria in the sea ice with the genetic ability to convert mercury into the more toxic form.