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Collecting sediment samples from Brownlee Reservoir, Idaho and Oregon

Mercury Cycling in the Hells Canyon Complex

Research
Image: Ear Spring, Yellowstone National Park

Environmental Mercury Cycling and Global Change

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USGS science for a changing world

Mercury Cycling and Effects on Ecological Communities

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Burning coal for energy production contributes large amounts of mercury to the atmosphere

Comprehensive Assessment of Mercury in Streams Explains Major Sources, Cycling, and Effects

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small stream in middle of marshy area with mountains and trees in background

Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation in the Upper Hudson River Basin--Fishing Brook

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Mercury cycling, bioaccumulation, and risk across western North America: a landscape scale synthesis linking long-term datasets

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South River Virginia Mercury TMDL photo 3

South River Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load

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Foster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) While Hunting in Flight

Synthesis of Mercury Distribution and Bioaccumulation Across Western North America

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Methylmercury cycling and export from agricultural and natural wetlands in the Yolo Bypass

Research
Landsat image of the south end of San Francisco Bay Estuary and associated wetlands

Scientists Identify Processes that Affect Fish Mercury Concentrations in Estuarine Wetlands

Activity
Applying a solution of water and a stable isotope of mercury (202Hg) on the shores of a lake in the Experimental Lake Area

Some Ecosystems will Respond to Reductions in Mercury Emissions

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Example of annual, total mercury deposition (wet plus dry) that will be generated for the Western United States, Canada, and Ala

Atmospheric Deposition Contributions to Mercury Yields in Select Watersheds in the Western United States and Canada

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Three images of 1) a woman collecting sediment samples, 2) a soil core with a ruler, and 3) a cross section of a soil sample.

Studies of contaminant biogeochemistry and microbial processes in surface sediments.
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USGS scientists collect a sediment sample from Brownlee Reservoir

USGS scientists collect a sediment sample from Brownlee Reservoir
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USGS Idaho Water Science Center hydrologists brief Northwest-Pacific Islands Regional Director Jill Rolland

USGS Idaho Water Science Center hydrologists brief Northwest-Pacific Islands Regional Director Jill Rolland at Crystal Springs along the Snake River
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Three images showing 1) hands working on lab equipment, 2) a woman handling test tubes in a bag and 3) glass flasks in a lab.

Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations

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A Smallmouth Bass being held for a photo in a boat

Smallmouth Bass

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