Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that emits in large quantities to the atmosphere (> 6,000–
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …

Background Environmental contamination by mercury is and will continue to be a serious
risk for human health. Pollution of the terrestrial environment is particularly important as it is …

Mercury contamination in food can pose serious health risks to consumers and coal-fired
power plants have been identified as the major source of mercury emissions. To assess the …

This paper presents a broad overview and synthesis of current knowledge and
understanding pertaining to all major aspects of mercury in the atmosphere. The significant …

Mercury (Hg) is one of the most harmful metals and has been a public health concern
according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Artisanal and small-scale gold mining …

Gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) is the dominant form of mercury in the atmosphere. Its
conversion into oxidized gaseous and particulate forms is thought to drive atmospheric …

A panel of international experts was convened in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2005, as part of the
8th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Our charge was to address …

Forest biomass and soils represent some of the largest reservoirs of actively cycling mercury
(Hg) on Earth, but many uncertainties exist regarding the source and fate of Hg in forest …

Forest ecosystem accounts for 31% of global land areas and plays a key role in the global
biogeochemical cycling of mercury (Hg). In this critical review, datasets of Hg flux …

Nearly all Hg in vegetation is derived directly from the atmosphere. Mass of Hg in forest
vegetation (roughly 0.1 mg m− 2) is about an order of magnitude smaller than that in the …