Studying Great Salt Lake's High Mercury Levels »

Posted By Beau7890 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology

This summer, scientists are fanning out across the lake and its marshy shoreline for the start of what is expected to be a multiyear study. The Environmental Protection Agency and the state are paying most of the $280,000 bill for the initial phase.

One major question is whether the mercury is accumulating naturally, from some as-yet-unknown source in the ground, or is the result of industrial pollution.

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    Teagen1 year, 4 months ago

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    Actually if the bed of the lake is limestone, it might be natural. Not that I'm defending a smelter but sometimes we miss the influence of mother nature.

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      ind061 year, 4 months ago

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      Hmmm, limestone, salt lake... we just need a few thousand gallons of tequila!

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