Dragonfly larvae help scientists understand mercury in national parks
National Park Service. 2013. Dragonfly larvae help scientists understand mercury in national parks
This is a brief summary of mercury as a global pollutant and issues associated with its concentrations in the natural world. It outlines a volunteer program to assist scientists in collecting data for analyses of mercury contamination. The document outlines mercury sources, mercury in ecosystems, how dragonflies serve as bio-indicators of mercury in the environment, some results from the program, and where the program is headed.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2013-05
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park, Air, Assessment, Atmosphere, Atmospheric Deposition, deposition quality, Evaluation, Hydrology, Hydrology, Inventory, LAKE, Mercury, Mercury (Hg), Monitoring, Monitoring, Pond, Quantity, Water Quality