Mercury Connections the Extent and Effects of Mercury Pollution in Northeastern North America
Evers DC. 2005. Mercury Connections the Extent and Effects of Mercury Pollution in Northeastern North America. BioDiversity Research Institute. Gorham, ME
'From 2001 to 2005, BioDiversity Research Institute (BRI) and Environment Canada led a comprehensive effort to compile mercury data from across the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. This groundbreaking project produced a database of over 30,000 measurements, mostly from freshwater environments (Figure 1). The results highlight the broad extent and serious effects of mercury across the landscape, the need to expand the view of the problem to include forest ecosystems, the occurrence of biological hotspots in sensitive environments, and the demand for enhanced mercury monitoring.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MAINE/MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Evers, David
- Date of Issue
- 2005
- Publisher
- BioDiversity Research Institute
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, Heavy Metals, Maine, Mercury (Hg), Monitoring, population effects