Mercury in the Environment

USGS provides information on mercury sources, cycling, bioaccumulation and toxicity to assist land and resource managers reduce mercury hazards to people and the environment.

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Background

USGS Fact Sheets on Mercury in the Environment

Information on worldwide supply & demand and flow of mercury

Mercury in U.S. Coal

Featured Publications

Mercury cycling in wetlands of the lower Sacramento River basin, California (September 25, 2009)

Methylmercury production in lakes of Huapi National Park, Patagonia, Argentina (August 20, 2009)

Mercury in fish, water, and bed sediment from streams in the United States (report; press release; podcast; FAQ) (August 19, 2009)

Impact of wildfire on mercury in forested watersheds—Voyageurs National Park (August 13, 2009)

Mercury methylation and microbial community structure in a historic mercury mining area, Yolo County, California (July 14, 2009)

Spatial and seasonal variations in mercury methylation and microbial community structure in a historic mercury mining area, Yolo County, California (July 14, 2009)

A New Source of Methylmercury Entering the Pacific Ocean (May 1, 2009)

Experimental removal of wetland emergent vegetation leads to decreased methylmercury production in surface sediment (March 20, 2009)

Mercury cycling in stream ecosystems--3 papers in ES&T (Summary) (March 11, 2009)

USGS Science Activities

USGS scientists who study mercury

National Mercury Studies

Research on Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems

Mercury Related to Mining and Natural Geologic Sources

Mercury Bioaccumulation

Mercury Atmospheric Deposition

Mercury Studies in Geographic Areas

Measuring Mercury in the Environment

Meetings and Conferences

National Forum on Contaminants in Fish, November 2-5, 2009

SETAC Annual Meeting, November 19-23, 2009
Mercury Fate and Biogeochemistry

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 14-18, 2009
Pathways of Mercury Transport and Exposure at Multiple Scales
Quickflow and Quicksilver--Export of Mercury from the Terrestrial Landscape

"Mercury in the Environment: from Maine to Florida" Geological Society of America Northeastern/Southeastern Combined Meeting, March 13-16, 2010

American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 21-25, 2010, special session: The Influence of Natural Organic Matter on the Fate and Transport of Metals, Colloids, and Nanoparticles in Aquatic Systems

Seventh National Monitoring Conference, April 25-29, 2010
Mercury session is being organized. Abstracts due September 19.

10th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, July 24-29, 2011

< Archive of meetings and conferences >

Other Links

Mercury Deposition Network

USEPA: Mercury impaired waters and mercury-related TMDLs

USEPA Fish Advisories

USEPA Mercury Page

Air Toxics Monitoring Programs

Mercury ToxFAQs™: Chemical Agent Briefing Sheets (ATSDR)

NESCAUM Mercury Emission Control Studies

South Florida Mercury Science Program

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