Mercury Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change
Mercury Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change
Session ID#: 117412
Session Description:
Mercury (Hg) contamination continues to be an environmental and public health concern. Processes of Hg transport, methylation, and biotic uptake shift through time and space. The goal of this session is to highlight recent scientific advances in Hg cycling in relation to environmental change. Abstracts will be considered on a variety of topics including: Hg speciation, biogeochemistry, and bioaccumulation in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Papers that consider the role of environmental change, climate, ecosystem response, scale, source apportionment, food web dynamics, and biotic and abiotic controls on Hg cycling and bioaccumulation are strongly encouraged.
Index Terms:
0409 Bioavailability: chemical speciation and complexation [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0432 Contaminant and organic biogeochemistry [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0454 Isotopic composition and chemistry [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
3339 Ocean/atmosphere interactions [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
Primary Convener: Michael S Bank, Institute of Marine Research, Norway, Bergen, Norway
Conveners: Sophia Hansson, CNRS, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France and Baohua Gu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Primary Liaison: Sophia Hansson, CNRS, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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