In their analysis, the team took bottom-up estimates of mercury emissions from a 2010 emissions inventory by the United Nations -- a frequently used source of estimated anthropogenic emissions ...

In their analysis, the team took bottom-up estimates of mercury emissions from a 2010 emissions inventory by the United Nations -- a frequently used source of estimated anthropogenic emissions ...

Researchers found mercury levels are higher in the Okefenokee than other gator hotspots in the Southeast. How they sampled ...

Even though both papers report that mercury emissions from anthropogenic sources have declined, the researchers are concerned about the impact of climate change on legacy mercury trapped in the soil.

Schematic image illustrating source apportionment using a ternary mixing model that incorporates 1) anthropogenic emissions, 2) surface evasion, and 3) background effects. Credit: Journal of ...

Many studies of mercury focus on industrial sources, like burning fossil fuels, small-scale gold mining, and metal smelting. A global treaty, the 2013 Minamata Convention, calls on nations to ...

Anthropogenic activities like industrial-scale agriculture and deforestation can potentially disturb the long-term storage of mercury in soils, creating another potential source of mercury pollution.

Globally, people unleash more than 2,000 metric tons of mercury into the air each year, from coal combustion plants, waste incineration facilities, cement production sites, mining operations and ...

“In the discourse around artisanal and small-scale gold mining, mercury gets a lot of attention, and in some ways, this makes sense because gold mining is the number one anthropogenic source of ...

A recent study is shedding light on the ongoing accumulation of mercury pollution in the Arctic — despite the international ...

Agriculture is the biggest anthropogenic source of methane worldwide, closely followed by leaks from oil and gas fields, and remains a major climate blindspot.And while 60% of global methane ...

Recent estimates show that mining and burning fossil fuels are still the top sources of mercury in the global ocean. Copper $ 4.8485 / lb 1.34% Brent Crude Oil $ 76.14 / bbl -1.36% ...