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 …

An updated review of atmospheric mercury

SN Lyman, I Cheng, LE Gratz, P Weiss-Penzias… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The atmosphere is a key component of the biogeochemical cycle of mercury, acting as a
reservoir, transport mechanism, and facilitator of chemical reactions. The chemical and …

Observed decrease in atmospheric mercury explained by global decline in anthropogenic emissions

Y Zhang, DJ Jacob, HM Horowitz… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Observations of elemental mercury (Hg0) at sites in North America and Europe show large
decreases (∼ 1–2% y− 1) from 1990 to present. Observations in background northern …

A vegetation control on seasonal variations in global atmospheric mercury concentrations

M Jiskra, JE Sonke, D Obrist, J Bieser… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Anthropogenic mercury emissions are transported through the atmosphere as gaseous
elemental mercury (Hg (0)) before they are deposited to Earth's surface. Strong seasonality …

Impacts and effects indicators of atmospheric deposition of major pollutants to various ecosystems-A review

LP Wright, L Zhang, I Cheng, J Aherne… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2018 - aaqr.org
In this paper, we review the current understanding on ecosystem and human health impacts
from the atmospheric deposition of acidifying pollutants, eutrophying nitrogen (N), polycyclic …

Measuring and modeling mercury in the atmosphere: a critical review

MS Gustin, HM Amos, J Huang, MB Miller… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Mercury (Hg) is a global health concern due to its toxicity and ubiquitous presence in the
environment. Here we review current methods for measuring the forms of Hg in the …

How closely do mercury trends in fish and other aquatic wildlife track those in the atmosphere?–Implications for evaluating the effectiveness of the Minamata …

F Wang, PM Outridge, X Feng, B Meng… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Minamata Convention to reduce anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions
entered into force in 2017, and attention is now focused on how to best monitor its …

Trends in mercury wet deposition and mercury air concentrations across the US and Canada

PS Weiss-Penzias, DA Gay, ME Brigham… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study examined the spatial and temporal trends of mercury (Hg) in wet deposition and
air concentrations in the United States (US) and Canada between 1997 and 2013. Data …

Unprecedented increases in total and methyl mercury concentrations downstream of retrogressive thaw slumps in the western Canadian Arctic

KA St. Pierre, S Zolkos, S Shakil, SE Tank… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) are thermokarst features created by the rapid thaw of ice-
rich permafrost, and can mobilize vast quantities of sediments and solutes downstream …

Air contamination by mercury, emissions and transformations—a review

B Gworek, W Dmuchowski, AH Baczewska… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2017 - Springer
The present and future air contamination by mercury is and will continue to be a serious risk
for human health. This publication presents a review of the literature dealing with the issues …