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

“This mismatch leaves important knowledge gaps regarding [mercury] sources and pathways to and within the Arctic.” But what the scientists observed in their study was that it appears ocean currents ...

This has long interested researchers as the UN Minamata Convention, that came into force in 2017, sought to reduce anthropogenic contributions of mercury into the atmosphere by a number of ...

This study developed an up-to-date and point-source-based inventory of mercury (Hg) releases to water in China by applying probabilistic release factors that combined industry removal efficiencies, ...

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.

“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 ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists report the world’s largest declines in atmospheric gaseous elemental mercury concentrations at four ...

Mercury mismatch The Minamata Convention is a global treaty that aims to cut human-caused emissions of mercury, a potent neurotoxin that enters the atmosphere from sources like coal-fired power plants ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining generates more than 35 percent of these mercury emissions, making it the leading anthropogenic source.

Coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and cement plants (CPs) are important anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emission sources. Mercury speciation profiles in flue gas are different among these sources, leading to ...