Mercury is a toxic chemical that can have devastating effects when it gets into our environment, especially our waterways. Figuring out where it’s contaminating our lakes and rivers is the first step to getting it out of our water.
For more than a decade, scientists have been using baby dragonflies to measure mercury levels around the country and they've been using citizen scientists, especially kids to help.
USGS research ecologist's and co-authors of the study Christopher Kotalik and Collin Eagles Smith, as well as co-author and national park service ecologist Colleen Flanagan Pritz, joined Idaho Matters to talk more.
