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Mercury is a poisonous element found in various forms in Canada.[1] It can be emitted in the atmosphere naturally and anthropogenically, the main cause of mercury emission in the environment.[2] Mercury pollution has become a sensitive issue in Canada for the past few decades and many steps have been taken for prevention at local, national, and international levels. It has been found to have various negative health and environmental effects.[3] Methylmercury is the most toxic form of mercury which is easily accessible as well as digestible by living organisms and it is this form of mercury causing serious harm to human and wildlife health.[4]
Mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows poisoned many people from the Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation during the 1960s and 1970s in one of the worst cases of environmental poisoning in Canadian history. The effects of this poisoning are ongoing.[5]
^Mosa, Adam; Duffin, Jacalyn (2017-02-06). "The interwoven history of mercury poisoning in Ontario and Japan". CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. 189 (5): E213–E215. doi:10.1503/cmaj.160943. ISSN 0820-3946. PMC 5289874. PMID 27920011.
^"Canada Wide Standards For The Mercury Emission From Coal-Fired Electricity Power Generation Plants. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment" (PDF). Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. (2016).
^Environment and Climate Change Canada
^"The Status of Mercury in Canada Report #2 A Background Report to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation North American Task Force on Mercury". www.greenfacts.org. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
^Philibert, Aline; Fillion, Myriam; Mergler, Donna (April 1, 2020). "Mercury exposure and premature mortality in the Grassy Narrows First Nation community: a retrospective longitudinal study". The Lancet Planetary Health. 4 (4): –141–e148. doi:10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30057-7. ISSN 2542-5196. PMID 32353294.
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