IIT Kharagpur study: Traces of mercury from coal particles found in the Mandovi River
Hindustan Times (October 31, 2019)
Coal particles contaminating Mandovi river, found in oysters too: Study
The study suspects that the river gets the mercury most likely from coal handling at Goa's Mormugao Port though the mercury content in oysters was found to be within permissible limits.
Traces of mercury, a neuro-toxic heavy metal, from coal particles have found their way into the Mandovi and the edible oysters harvested from the river, a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, and the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has found.
The study suspects that the river gets the mercury most likely from coal handling at Goa's Mormugao Port though the mercury in oysters found to be within permissible limits. (Read More)