Mercury as a proxy for volcanic emissions in the geologic record

SE Grasby, TR Them II, Z Chen, R Yin… - Earth-Science …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions are increasingly considered to have driven mass
extinction events throughout the Phanerozoic; however, uncertainties in radiometric age …

Mercury in the aquatic environment: a review of factors affecting methylation

SM Ullrich, TW Tanton… - Critical reviews in …, 2001‏ - Taylor & Francis
Mercury is one of the most hazardous contaminants that may be present in the aquatic
environment, but its ecological and toxicological effects are strongly dependent on the …

Marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury

WF Fitzgerald, CH Lamborg… - Chemical …, 2007‏ - ACS Publications
In Walden, Thoreau1 noted that “the largest pond is as sensitive to atmospheric changes as
the globule of mercury in its tube”. Here, we consider the modern understanding of the …

The case for atmospheric mercury contamination in remote areas

WF Fitzgerald, DR Engstrom, RP Mason… - … science & technology, 1998‏ - ACS Publications
Elevated levels of mercury in aquatic environments remote from industrial sources have
been broadly attributed to long-range atmospheric transport and deposition of …

Mercury methylation from unexpected sources: molybdate-inhibited freshwater sediments and an iron-reducing bacterium

EJ Fleming, EE Mack, PG Green… - Applied and …, 2006‏ - journals.asm.org
Methylmercury has been thought to be produced predominantly by sulfate-reducing bacteria
in anoxic sediments. Here we show that in circumneutral pH sediments (Clear Lake, CA) …

Behavior of mercury in the Patuxent River estuary

JM Benoit, CC Gilmour*, RP Mason, GS Riedel… - Biogeochemistry, 1998‏ - Springer
An overview of a comprehensive study of the behavior and fate of mercury in the estuarine
Patuxent River is presented. Total Hg (Hg T) and methylmercury (MeHg) exhibited weakly …

Mercury in contaminated coastal environments; a case study: the Gulf of Trieste

M Horvat, S Covelli, J Faganeli, M Logar… - Science of the Total …, 1999‏ - Elsevier
Some general facts, uncertainties and gaps in current knowledge of Hg cycling in coastal
and oceanic environments are given. As a case study the Gulf of Trieste is chosen. The Gulf …

Recent declines in atmospheric mercury deposition in the upper Midwest

DR Engstrom, EB Swain - Environmental Science & Technology, 1997‏ - ACS Publications
Historic increases in atmospheric mercury deposition caused by anthropogenic emissions
have been well documented from sediment cores from lakes and peatlands in North …

Porewater distribution and benthic flux measurements of mercury and methylmercury in the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea)

S Covelli, J Faganeli, M Horvat, A Brambati - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 1999‏ - Elsevier
The Gulf of Trieste is one of the most mercury-contaminated areas in the Mediterranean Sea.
It is characterized by high mercury inputs from the Isonzo River whose tributary, the Idrijca …

Mercury speciation in the San Francisco Bay estuary

CH Conaway, S Squire, RP Mason, AR Flegal - Marine Chemistry, 2003‏ - Elsevier
In order to understand the biogeochemistry of mercury in the San Francisco Bay estuary,
California, we undertook a 2-year study of sediments and surface waters to investigate …