Non-traditional stable isotopic analysis for source tracing of atmospheric particulate matter

P Zuo, Y Huang, J Bi, W Wang, W Li, D Lu… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution is one of the most serious global
environmental problems, regarded to be associated with a wide range of diseases, eg …

Mercury transformation processes in nature: Critical knowledge gaps and perspectives for moving forward

Z Gao, W Zheng, Y Li, Y Liu, M Wu, S Li, P Li… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The transformation of mercury (Hg) in the environment plays a vital role in the cycling of Hg
and its risk to the ecosystem and human health. Of particular importance are Hg …

Mercury isotope evidence for Arctic summertime re-emission of mercury from the cryosphere

BF Araujo, S Osterwalder, N Szponar, D Lee… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
During Arctic springtime, halogen radicals oxidize atmospheric elemental mercury (Hg0),
which deposits to the cryosphere. This is followed by a summertime atmospheric Hg0 peak …

[HTML][HTML] Updated trends for atmospheric mercury in the Arctic: 1995–2018

K MacSween, G Stupple, W Aas, K Kyllönen… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Arctic region forms a unique environment with specific physical, chemical, and
biological processes affecting mercury (Hg) cycles and limited anthropogenic Hg sources …

The efficiency of Hg cold vapor generation and its influence on Hg isotope analysis by MC-ICP-MS

M Shi, BA Bergquist, A Zhou, Y Zhao, R Sun… - Journal of Analytical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of mercury (Hg) stable isotopes as tracers of Hg biogeochemical cycling
requires high accuracy and precision for Hg isotope analysis. A common method for sample …

A 1500-year record of mercury isotopes in seal feces documents sea ice changes in the Antarctic

H Liu, W Zheng, BA Bergquist, Y Gao, F Yue… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Temporal and spatial variations in sea ice coverage at high Northern Hemisphere latitudes
have been shown to affect the photodegradation of methylmercury in seawater and the …

The Marginal Ice Zone as a dominant source region of atmospheric mercury during central Arctic summertime

F Yue, H Angot, B Blomquist, J Schmale… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) concentrations in the Arctic exhibit a clear
summertime maximum, while the origin of this peak is still a matter of debate in the …

Stable isotopes reveal photoreduction of particle-bound mercury driven by water-soluble organic carbon during severe haze

K Zhang, W Zheng, R Sun, S He, W Shuai… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Haze with high loading of particles may result in significant enrichment of particle-bound Hg
(PBM), potentially impacting the atmospheric Hg transformation and transport. However, the …

Sources and transformation mechanisms of atmospheric particulate bound mercury revealed by mercury stable isotopes

C Liu, X Fu, Y Xu, H Zhang, X Wu… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study examined the isotopic composition of particulate bound mercury (PBM) in 10
Chinese megacities and explored the associated sources and transformation mechanisms …

Modeling the mercury cycle in the sea ice environment: a buffer between the polar atmosphere and ocean

S Huang, F Wang, T Yuan, Z Song, P Wu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sea ice (including overlying snow) is a dynamic interface between the atmosphere and the
ocean, influencing the mercury (Hg) cycling in polar oceans. However, a large-scale and …