

Human: Is it possible to remove mercury from sea water?

Assistant: Mercury can be removed from some industrial products or purified water samples using a membrane system, but it would not be possible to remove mercury from natural seawater.  There are large quantities of mercury in the ocean, as well as in certain large freshwater bodies such as the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Columbia River, among others.  The amount of mercury in these bodies of water has been increasing over the past several decades, due in part to human activity.


Human: Is it possible to remove mercury from sea water?

Assistant: No, it isn’t. Mercury is actually used in certain sea water applications, such as bioremediation, but you can’t remove it from the environment.
Is it possible to remove mercury from sea water?
Mercury can be removed from some industrial products or purified water samples using a membrane system, but it would not be possible to remove mercury from natural seawater.  There are large quantities of mercury in the ocean, as well as in certain large freshwater bodies such as the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Columbia River, among others.  The amount of mercury in these bodies of water has been increasing over the past several decades, due in part to human activity.
No, it isn’t. Mercury is actually used in certain sea water applications, such as bioremediation, but you can’t remove it from the environment.