As it persists in the environment for thousands of years, mercury, a highly toxic metal, continues to pose a significant risk for the environment and for human health in Europe and remains a problem that must be tackled on a global scale, states the report by the European Environment Agency (EEA), published on Wednesday 19 September.
It is in rivers, lakes and oceans that mercury accumulates in its most toxic form and where it presents the greatest risk as it changes into methylmercury. The...