Measurement of Atmospheric Mercury: Current Limitations and Suggestions for Paths Forward

MS Gustin, SM Dunham-Cheatham… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) researchers have made progress in understanding atmospheric Hg, especially
with respect to oxidized Hg (HgII) that can represent 2 to 20% of Hg in the atmosphere …

[HTML][HTML] Internal tree cycling and atmospheric archiving of mercury: examination with concentration and stable isotope analyses

DS McLagan, H Biester, T Navrátil, SM Kraemer… - …, 2022 - bg.copernicus.org
Trees predominantly take up mercury (Hg) from the atmosphere via stomatal assimilation of
gaseous elemental Hg (GEM). Hg is oxidised in leaves/needles and transported to other tree …

Continuous and near real-time measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: A new approach to investigate the 3D …

J Cabassi, M Lazzaroni, L Giannini, D Mariottini, B Nisi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
We present the first real attempt to directly and continuously measure GEM through a Lumex
RA-915 M, designed for real-time detection of mercury vapor, mounted on an UAV …

Seasonal variation of mercury in settled dust from brick kiln pollution in Sonora, Mexico: Ecological risk and human health implication

B Schiavo, D Meza-Figueroa, O Morton-Bermea… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seasonal variation in mercury (Hg) spatial distribution in dust was investigated in an arid
area with documented resuspension and erosion events. We estimated Hg concentration in …

Characterization of atmospheric mercury from mercury-added product manufacturing using passive air samplers

Q Luo, Y Ren, Z Sun, Y Li, B Li, S Yang, W Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although alternatives to mercury (Hg) are available in most products and industrial activities,
Hg continues to be an ingredient in some products, including fluorescent lamps and …

Over a decade of atmospheric mercury monitoring at Amsterdam Island in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

O Magand, H Angot, Y Bertrand, JE Sonke, L Laffont… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Minamata Convention, a global and legally binding treaty that entered into
force in 2017, aims to protect human health and the environment from harmful mercury (Hg) …

Mercury in air and soil on an urban-rural transect in East Africa

M Nipen, SJ Jørgensen, P Bohlin-Nizzetto… - … Science: Processes & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
There are large knowledge gaps concerning concentrations, sources, emissions, and spatial
trends of mercury (Hg) in the atmosphere in developing regions of the Southern …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of legacy mining on mercury concentrations in conifer needles and mushrooms in northern Palatinate, Germany

J Franzaring, J Haneke, A Sannino… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to integrated pollution prevention and control measures and the reduced burning of
coal, air concentrations of mercury (Hg 0) are currently levelling off. In the future, however …

Spatial and seasonal dynamics of gaseous elemental mercury concentrations over Switzerland observed by a passive air sampler network

S Osterwalder, R Schibler, C Hüglin… - Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Mercury (Hg) is a threat to the environment and human health. As a consequence, the
Minamata Convention on Mercury was adopted in 2013 to reduce Hg pollution by curbing …

Optimization and application of passive air sampling method for gaseous elemental mercury in Ulsan, South Korea

IG Cho, DW Hwang, SY Kwon, SD Choi - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
We compared uptake rates and concentrations of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) by
passive sampling conditions and investigated the spatial distribution of GEM in Ulsan, the …