Mercury level increases due to climate change with its constantly changing temperature. Ocean life is now threatened.
While global warming is in progress, toxicity level of fishes and other sea creatures increases. Mercury level is increased seven times within high temperature, according to Swedish scientists.
Mercury is a known toxic chemical that endangers human life commonly caused by eating contaminated fishes. This chemical at high level can be fatal as it causes mental disorder to children and it damages the nervous system causing paralysis.
Methylmercury concentrations when absorbed by humans and animals can cause birth defects and kidney damage, says Erik Bjorn, biogeochemist at Umea University in Sweden.
The main characteristic of mercury is to react easily when there is high temperature. It is known as one of the most dangerous chemicals, World Health organization revealed.
Thermometer used in laboratories and other heat detecting medical and thermal instruments, use mercury to quickly detect the rising and falling temperatures.
Big manufacturing industries that regularly consume fuel and burn coals are known hazard to the environment. These activities can cause global warming due to the emissions of chemical pollutants like carbon dioxide and mercury.
The lakes and the oceans which are common sources of aquatic life for human consumption are mainly affected by the increasing mercury level. The problem of contamination affects globally to most living creatures in general.
Human activities that destroy the ecosystem mostly contributed to the unusual environmental temperature known as global warming. Living creatures in both land and oceans are affected.
Rains, floods and other natural disasters hasten the process of contamination when the water is distributed to non-contaminated areas. There is a need to control mercury emissions followed by the need to prevent climate change, says Alexandre Poulain, microbiologist of the University of Ottawa.