Is Mercury the Achilles Heel of the restoration effort? (Learn more....)

• Can control of local sources reduce the risks?
• How will Everglades restoration affect mercury risks?
• Can management of water quantity or quality reduce the risks?
• Tracing Foodweb Relations and Fish Migratory Habits in the Everglades
• Mercury Toxicity in the Food Chain

Related Sites

• News - Methylmercury contamination of fish in South Florida
• Mercury Study Report to Congress
• EPA Action Plan for Mercury
• National Academies Report: EPA's Methylmercury Guideline Is Scientifically Justifiable For Protecting Most Americans, But Some May Be at Risk
• Mercury links in Evergladesvilllage
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection South Florida Mercury Science Program
• Florida health advisories on freshwater fish comsumption
• Everglades Consolidated Reports, South Florida Water Management District, 2000 Report: Chapter 7: The Everglades Mercury Problem

  Health Advisories for Mercury in Florida Fish, 1989-1996 (graphic from "South Florida Water Mangement District 2000 Report", Chapter 7 - see link above)