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Mercury Contamination: The Lesser-known Legacy of the California Gold Rush
New research shows that sediment-adsorbed mercury -- a lesser known legacy of California's historic gold rush -- is being transported by major floods from the Sierra Nevada mountains to Central Valley lowlands where it is threatening to infiltrate a series of food webs.
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