USGS study: Wildfires linked to jumps in headwater mercury concentrations
Posted: Aug 20 2024 10:31 am
Investigators tested headwaters in 36 burned sites and 21 unburned sites in Idaho, Washington and Oregon. What they found was burned watersheds had an 89% higher concentration of mercury in suspended particles. The likely culprit is erosion, which carries mercury into the water.
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