 links toxicity bioaccumulation many of the resources used in unit 1 to introduce mercury and how it moves through the environmental will not surprisingly be very useful in this second unit as well the hubbard brook foundation has published mercury matters  a very attractive and very useful booklet on mercury in the northeastern us it contains good information on mercury transport bioaccu mulation and on the levels of mercury found in different biota in the northeast in the reso urces for unit 1 we have already referenced the biodiversity research institute s excellent mercury connections booklet on mercury we call attention to it again here because it contains good information about mercury levels in a variety of different kinds of animals for a look at mercury in humans see body of evidence a study of pollution in maine people   mercury in watersheds background links  