The April issue of Discover magazine carries articles that should make our hair stand on end. Science reporter Jeremy Jacquot describes a new worldwide study by a marine research group called Geotraces, which is busy testing the waters of the world for environmental contaminants.
Geotraces found that the levels of mercury in the North Pacific Ocean have increased 30 percent over the past 20 years, meaning greater risk of mercury-contaminated seafood.
Another article by David Kirby describes how environmental sleuths traced the source of a number of airborne contaminants invading our shores to China, where industrial growth over the past decade has been unprecedented.
Reports of smog-filled cities, heavily polluted rivers and lakes, and growing health problems among the Chinese population are legendary. Heavy industry, especially metal smelters and coal-burning facilities, are pouring tons of mercury into the atmosphere.
A study conducted in 1999 by Dr. David Streets, a senior energy and environmental policy scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory, determined that in that year the communist giant poured 590 tons of mercury emissions into the atmosphere. That compared to 117 tons produced by the United States.
Read more: China’s Toxins Invade Our Air
By Dr.Blaylock – Newsmax.com