environmental science /macdonald/taxonomy/term/1460/all en Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds /macdonald/channels/news/bacteria-control-levels-dangerous-pollutant-seabirds-264866 <p>Despite ongoing global pollution, researchers <strong>Kyle Elliott (Natural Resource Sciences)</strong> and John Elliott (Environment Canada) have discovered that levels of mercury in seabirds off the coast of B.C. have remained relatively stable over the past 50 years. Surprisingly, mercury in seabirds is now actually slightly lower.</p> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:14:04 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52593 at /macdonald