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LSProject: Could Grand Portage mercury levels be linked to the fur trade?

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The Grand Portage National Monument area has higher levels of mercury than other parks around the Great Lakes. WTIP's Will Moore learns more about the ongoing research to find out why there are such high levels of this toxin in a relatively small geographic area. 


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