The Tennessee Department ... including elevated mercury levels. After conducting several tests in local reservoirs, officials issued advisories for three different lakes across the state ...

NORMANDY, Tenn. (WTVF) — There’s something in the water at a popular mid-state fishing spot. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation officials say they found high mercury levels ...

Yellow perch exhibited 157% higher mercury concentrations in lakes invaded by zebra mussels. Average-sized yellow perch had a 50 times higher risk of exceeding mercury thresholds.

OAK RIDGE — Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are trying to find a way to clean mercury out of East Tennessee's most ... an industrial past with high levels of mercury.