Watch Your Water

No one wants mercury in their water, so why should the Bay Area have to suffer because of China's coal-fired plants? The theory is that the mercury is coming across the Pacific Ocean from China from the coal-fired plants which is a major source of mercury pollution.

When researchers wanted to test largemouth bass at Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir for mercury levels, the reservoir's managers in San Francisco figured the scientists were simply looking for a clean sample to compare with toxic results at other spots.

We need to resolve this issue because the effects can happen to a wide range of people. Little kids can be damaged in their brain and adults can have lung and kidney problems. Researchers need to get on top of the situation, and get rid of the mercury in the water. If we don't get active about this issue, our country will have an even bigger stamp on our foreheads saying "dumb as we wanna be" which is the last thing we need. Scientists also need to step up quickly and get rid of the mercury, and the country needs to look into if China is really polluting our water or not. If China is indeed polluting our water, we need to figure out how they can stop polluting the water of the Bay Area and even the larger picture, the Pacific. This also relates to Hot, Flat, and Crowded because this could potentially endanger species in the waters and we don't want another species to go extinct like the river dolphin. If so that would be just another tally to the tab for the Chinese and they don't want to have a bad image so they should also be proactive in getting the mercury pollution stopped.