The impact of sea ice on the air-sea exchange of mercury in the Arctic Ocean

BP DiMento, RP Mason, S Brooks, C Moore - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric deposition is the main input of mercury (Hg) to the ocean, even in remote
locations such as the Arctic. Furthermore, evasion of elemental Hg (Hg°) is the major sink for …

Mercury distribution and transport across the ocean− sea-ice− atmosphere interface in the Arctic Ocean

A Chaulk, GA Stern, D Armstrong… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
The Arctic sea-ice environment has been undergoing dramatic changes in the past decades;
to which extent this will affect the deposition, fate, and effects of chemical contaminants …

A mass balance inventory of mercury in the Arctic Ocean

PM Outridge, RW Macdonald, F Wang… - Environmental …, 2008 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context. Mercury (Hg) occurs at high concentrations in Arctic marine wildlife,
posing a possible health risk to northern peoples who use these animals for food. We find …

Distribution of atmospheric gaseous elemental mercury (Hg (0)) from the Sea of Japan to the Arctic, and Hg (0) evasion fluxes in the Eastern Arctic Seas: results from a …

VV Kalinchuk, EA Lopatnikov, AS Astakhov… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eastern Arctic Seas and the north-western Pacific are among the most poorly
investigated areas as far as Hg cycling in marine systems is concerned. Continuous …

Factors driving mercury variability in the Arctic atmosphere and ocean over the past 30 years

JA Fisher, DJ Jacob, AL Soerensen… - Global …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term observations at Arctic sites (Alert and Zeppelin) show large interannual variability
(IAV) in atmospheric mercury (Hg), implying a strong sensitivity of Hg to environmental …

The air-sea exchange of mercury in the low latitude Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

RP Mason, CR Hammerschmidt, CH Lamborg… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Air-sea exchange is an important component of the global mercury (Hg) cycle as it mediates
the rate of increase in ocean Hg, and therefore the rate of change in levels of methylmercury …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury in the marine environment of the Canadian Arctic: review of recent findings

B Braune, J Chételat, M Amyot, T Brown… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review summarizes data and information which have been generated on mercury (Hg)
in the marine environment of the Canadian Arctic since the previous Canadian Arctic …

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 …

A mass budget for mercury and methylmercury in the Arctic Ocean

AL Soerensen, DJ Jacob, AT Schartup… - Global …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated biological concentrations of methylmercury (MeHg), a bioaccumulative neurotoxin,
are observed throughout the Arctic Ocean, but major sources and degradation pathways in …

Distribution of mercury species in the Western Arctic Ocean (US GEOTRACES GN01)

AM Agather, KL Bowman, CH Lamborg… - Marine Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Mercury (Hg) in the Arctic Ocean is a concern due to unusually high concentrations
of monomethylmercury (MMHg) in fish and marine animals. Increased human exposure from …