Vegetation uptake of mercury and impacts on global cycling

J Zhou, D Obrist, A Dastoor, M Jiskra… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that emits in large quantities to the atmosphere (> 6,000–
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …

Arctic mercury cycling

A Dastoor, H Angot, J Bieser, JH Christensen… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions have driven marked increases in Arctic Hg levels,
which are now being impacted by regional warming, with uncertain ecological …

Mercury physicochemical and biogeochemical transformation in the atmosphere and at atmospheric interfaces: a review and future directions

PA Ariya, M Amyot, A Dastoor, D Deeds… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Mercury is a fascinating fluid metal that exists as liquid at 25 C (0 C= 273 K). This silver
colored d-block heavy metal exhibits noble-gas-like characteristics and solidifies at a …

Global sources and pathways of mercury in the context of human health

K Sundseth, JM Pacyna, EG Pacyna, N Pirrone… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews information from the existing literature and the EU GMOS (Global
Mercury Observation System) project to assess the current scientific knowledge on global …

Current and future levels of mercury atmospheric pollution on a global scale

JM Pacyna, O Travnikov, F De Simone… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
An assessment of current and future emissions, air concentrations, and atmospheric
deposition of mercury worldwide is presented on the basis of results obtained during the …

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 …

A synthesis of atmospheric mercury depletion event chemistry in the atmosphere and snow

A Steffen, T Douglas, M Amyot, P Ariya… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - acp.copernicus.org
It was discovered in 1995 that, during the spring time, unexpectedly low concentrations of
gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) occurred in the Arctic air. This was surprising for a …

[HTML][HTML] Arctic atmospheric mercury: Sources and changes

A Dastoor, SJ Wilson, O Travnikov, A Ryjkov… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global anthropogenic and legacy mercury (Hg) emissions are the main sources of Arctic Hg
contamination, primarily transported there via the atmosphere. This review summarizes the …

How does climate change influence arctic mercury?

GA Stern, RW Macdonald, PM Outridge… - Science of the total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that climate change is already having significant impacts on
many aspects of transport pathways, speciation and cycling of mercury within Arctic …

Air pollution from ships in ports: The socio-economic benefit of cold-ironing technology

F Ballini, R Bozzo - Research in Transportation Business & Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The global environmental impact of air pollution from international shipping is increasing
despite regulatory measures to curb the rise. According to European Environmental Agency …