Mercury

Well, after reading a story about a small town guy who held up a thermometer to a light to see what would happen if he just kept holding it there, I learned that mercury exposure is bad for you. The things you learn on the internet. :) Well, adding to that story, fish are exposed to mercury all the time. The coal that is burnt, goes into the air (hot), when the coal cools down, it falls, usually into water, considering where the coal is being burned. The coal then is in the water and is turned into methylmercury thanks to bacteria, which then gets absorbed by fish, or any living thing in the water. The fish have mercury in their entire body, and when fish, being exposed to mercury, are consumed by people, there is a chance that people themselves can soon have mercury running through their bloodstream.
Now the Obama administration is planning on cutting out the main source of mercury pollution. Which is good, right? Yes, it is. But still, it's not like when they stop it, the pollution isn't going to just stop. Fish that were exposed in the first place could've had little fish, which could have mercury running through their little fins.
I personally think that living without fish isn't the end of the world. If someone eats a lot of fish, cut it in half from time to time. Or just cut out fish from your entire diet, with an occasional serving of fish 'n chips i guess.


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