In 2012, scientists began using dragonfly larvae to reveal where mercury pollution is building up in freshwater ecosystems

Scientists are now harnessing dragonfly larvae to assess mercury pollution hazards in freshwater ecosystems. By integrating ...

In 2012, researchers began collecting dragonfly larvae to reveal mercury pollution in protected waters. 13 years later, 21,000 samples helped create a model that can esti…

Researchers developed a groundbreaking model using 21,000 dragonfly larvae samples to estimate mercury pollution risks in U.S ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today

Friends of the Yampa seeks volunteers to collect dragonfly larvae

Friends of the Yampa is seeking 12-15 volunteers to collect dragonfly larvae in the Yampa River from Sept. 15-17, helping the ...
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Dragonfly larvae serve as biosentinels for mercury pollution

Mercury wreaks havoc in freshwater ecosystems, but monitoring the risk to wildlife can be challenging. Researchers have now shown how dragonfly larvae act as biosentinels for toxic mercury. When ...
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Dragonfly larvae collected by citizen-scientists as sentinels for mercury bioaccumulation

Various forms of mercury are released naturally by volcanoes and weathering of rocks and soil. Human activities, such as mining or burning fossil fuels, can also release the element into the ...
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park staff collect dragonfly larvae for scientific analysis

The project is part of a nationwide study that works with citizen scientists and community volunteers to collect dragonfly larvae for mercury analysis. Scientists analyze the larvae to understand how ...