A National Park Service researcher holds a brook trout in Mount Rainie
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A National Park Service researcher holds a brook trout in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Scientists have found low levels of mercury found in fish from National Parks in Western States.
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Park Service (NPS) scientists collaborated in the first study to measure mercury in fish from remote places in 21 National Parks spanning 10 Western States, including Alaska. Mercury levels in fish generally were low, but were elevated in some local areas, including two parks in Utah and Alaska where samples taken from sport fish exceeded the U.S...
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