An updated review of atmospheric mercury

SN Lyman, I Cheng, LE Gratz, P Weiss-Penzias… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The atmosphere is a key component of the biogeochemical cycle of mercury, acting as a
reservoir, transport mechanism, and facilitator of chemical reactions. The chemical and …

Chemosensors based on N-heterocyclic dyes: Advances in sensing highly toxic ions such as CN− and Hg 2+

MC Ríos, NF Bravo, CC Sánchez, J Portilla - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
CN− and Hg2+ ions are harmful to both the environment and human health, even at trace
levels. Thus, alternative methods for their detection and quantification are highly desirable …

Gas-particle partitioning of atmospheric Hg (II) and its effect on global mercury deposition

HM Amos, DJ Jacob, CD Holmes… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
Atmospheric deposition of Hg (II) represents a major input of mercury to surface
environments. The phase of Hg (II)(gas or particle) has important implications for deposition …

Climate and vegetation as primary drivers for global mercury storage in surface soil

X Wang, W Yuan, CJ Lin, L Zhang… - … Science & Technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Soil is the largest Hg reservoir globally. Data of Hg concentration in surface soil are
fundamental to understanding environmental Hg cycling. However, present knowledge on …

A synthesis of terrestrial mercury in the western United States: Spatial distribution defined by land cover and plant productivity

D Obrist, C Pearson, J Webster, T Kane, CJ Lin… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
A synthesis of published vegetation mercury (Hg) data across 11 contiguous states in the
western United States showed that aboveground biomass concentrations followed the order …

Mercury and trace metal wet deposition across five stations in Alaska: controlling factors, spatial patterns, and source regions

C Pearson, D Howard, C Moore… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
A total of 1360 weeks of mercury (Hg) wet deposition data were collected by the state of
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the US National Park Service across …

Further investigations into the use of tree rings as archives of atmospheric mercury concentrations

MS Gustin, B Ingle, SM Dunham-Cheatham - Biogeochemistry, 2022 - Springer
Because there are limited locations where atmospheric mercury (Hg) measurements are
made, a method is needed for characterizing air concentrations locally, regionally and …

Comparison of mercury mass loading in streams to atmospheric deposition in watersheds of Western North America: Evidence for non-atmospheric mercury sources

J Domagalski, MS Majewski, CN Alpers… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Annual stream loads of mercury (Hg) and inputs of wet and dry atmospheric Hg deposition to
the landscape were investigated in watersheds of the Western United States and the …

Dominance of Particulate Mercury in Stream Transport and Rapid Watershed Recovery from Wildfires in Northern California, USA

P Ku, MTK Tsui, H Uzun, H Chen… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Frequency and intensity of wildfires are expected to increase due to climate change,
especially in areas with a long summer drought. Forests are a major sink for the global …

Mercury distribution across 14 US forests. Part II: Patterns of methyl mercury concentrations and areal mass of total and methyl mercury

D Obrist - Environmental science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
This study characterized distribution patterns of monomethyl mercury (MeHg) and areal
mass of total mercury (THg) and MeHg across US upland forests. MeHg concentrations …