News Briefs.

The article presents news briefs on environmental aspects of mercury as of February 1, 2004. It cites the study by the Center for Science and Environment, an active environmental group in New Delhi, India that reports that imports of mercury to India have seen six-fold increase in seven years. Another study conducted by the Florida department of Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. authority for environmental protection states that mercury levels in fish and birds of Everglades, Florida have dropped by 80% over the last 10 years.