> If the arctic melts that doesn't mean the mercury is going to suddenly migrate into the rest of the world. It will probably be taken up in arctic plants and w

> If the arctic melts that doesn't mean the mercury is going to suddenly migrate into the rest of the world. It will probably be taken up in arctic plants and wildlife in the same proportions it exists everywhere else. I am curious if you are an expert in this field and know this to be true, or if you are making a quick assumption from a layman's understanding. Reading the full text: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017GL075571/full http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017GL075571/full Where there is more context to the quote about their measurements being consistent with non permafrost sites, and the discussion about active layer vs permafrost layers and mercury cycles, it is not clear to me that you take is correct. It would be wonderful if someone knowledgeable could chime in.