1 A highly toxic form (methylmercury) builds up in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish. 2  Fish and shellfish are the main sources of methylmercury exposure to humans.3  Mercury exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and immune system. A highly toxic form (methylmercury) builds up in fish, shellfish and animals that eat fish. 2  Fish and shellfish are the main sources of methylmercury exposure to humans.
The 2016 Boston Marathon will begin on Monday, April 18. Here is some of the basic information you should know about the historic event. Length: According to Olympic standards, marathons are 26 miles and 385 yards, or roughly 26.2 miles long. Route: The Boston Marathon starts on Main Street in Hopkinton, Mass.
The marathon as a race was cooked up as a run from Marathon to Athens. The distance increased by a little over a mile to the current 26.2 miles (42.2 km) at the London Olympics to accommodate a start at Windsor Castle, and that distance was adopted as the standard in the early 1920s.