Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Science of the Total Environment

Volume

737

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Publication Date

5-23-2020

Award Number

NSF, Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences 1700722

Funder

NSF, Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

First Page

1

Last Page

20

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to briefly discuss the major advances in scientific thinking regarding: a) processes governing the fate and transport of mercury in the environment; b) advances in measurement methods; and c) how these advances in knowledge fit in within the context of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Details regarding the information summarized here can be found in the papers associated with this Virtual Special Issue of STOTEN.

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