[HTML][HTML] A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations: Changes of emissions, climate, and land use

D Obrist, JL Kirk, L Zhang, EM Sunderland, M Jiskra… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg),
including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Toward an assessment of the global inventory of present-day mercury releases to freshwater environments

D Kocman, SJ Wilson, HM Amos, KH Telmer… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Aquatic ecosystems are an essential component of the biogeochemical cycle of mercury
(Hg), as inorganic Hg can be converted to toxic methylmercury (MeHg) in these …

Five hundred years of anthropogenic mercury: spatial and temporal release profiles

DG Streets, HM Horowitz, Z Lu, L Levin… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
When released to the biosphere, mercury (Hg) is very mobile and can take millennia to be
returned to a secure, long-term repository. Understanding where and when Hg was released …

Mercury as a global pollutant: sources, pathways, and effects

CT Driscoll, RP Mason, HM Chan… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that affects human and ecosystem health. We synthesize
understanding of sources, atmosphere-land-ocean Hg dynamics and health effects, and …

Global and regional trends in mercury emissions and concentrations, 2010–2015

DG Streets, HM Horowitz, Z Lu, L Levin… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust. It can be harmful to human
health when released in large quantities and/or converted to the neurotoxicant methyl …

The global mercury cycle: oceanic and anthropogenic aspects

WF Fitzgerald, RP Mason - Global and regional mercury cycles: sources …, 1996 - Springer
The global mobilization and biogeochemical cycling of Hg at the Earth's surface has been
studied using a variety of mass balance formulations [eg, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]. The …

Is mercury increasing in the atmosphere? The need for an atmospheric mercury network (AMNET)

WF Fitzgerald - Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 1995 - Springer
Mercury uses in human endeavors will lead to a general, though variable, volatilization of
Hg. Current estimates for anthropogenic interferences range from about 50 to 75% of the …

Updated global and oceanic mercury budgets for the United Nations Global Mercury Assessment 2018

PM Outridge, RP Mason, F Wang… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
In support of international efforts to reduce mercury (Hg) exposure in humans and wildlife,
this paper reviews the literature concerning global Hg emissions, cycling and fate, and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding and measurement of mercury in the environment: Terrestrial Hg cycling

K Bishop, JB Shanley, A Riscassi, HA de Wit… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review documents recent advances in terrestrial mercury cycling. Terrestrial mercury
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is developing rapidly in others. We …

Legacy impacts of all‐time anthropogenic emissions on the global mercury cycle

HM Amos, DJ Jacob, DG Streets… - Global …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated mercury (Hg) in marine and terrestrial ecosystems is a global health concern
because of the formation of toxic methylmercury. Humans have emitted Hg to the …