Mercury in the Environment
Pattern and Process
1st Edition
Published on 31. May 2012
360 pages
978-0-520-95139-6 (ISBN)
Description
Mercury pollution and contamination are widespread, well documented, and continue to pose a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. In response to a growing need for understanding the cycling of this ubiquitous pollutant, the science of mercury has grown rapidly to include the fields of biogeochemistry, economics, sociology, public health, decision sciences, physics, global change, and mathematics. Only recently have scientists begun to establish a holistic approach to studying mercury pollution that integrates chemistry, biology, and human health sciences. Mercury in the Environment follows the process of mercury cycling through the atmosphere, through terrestrial and aquatic food webs, and through human populations to develop a comprehensive perspective on this important environmental problem. This timely reference also provides recommendations on mercury remediation, risk communication, education, and monitoring.
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Content
- Cover
- MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PART ONE Mercury Cycling in the Environment
- 1 Sources and Transport: A Global Issue
- 2 Industrial Use of Mercury in the Ancient World
- PART TWO Methods for Research, Monitoring, and Analysis
- 3 Analytical Methods for Measuring Mercury in Water, Sediment, and Biota
- 4 Use of Stable Isotopes in Mercury Research
- 5 Atmospheric Chemistry, Modeling, and Biogeochemistry of Mercury
- 6 A Framework for a Mercury Monitoring and Assessment Program: Synthesis and Future Research
- PART THREE Mercury in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments
- 7 The Role of Soils in Storage and Cycling of Mercury
- 8 Mercury Cycling in Terrestrial Watersheds
- 9 Mercury Hotspots in Freshwater Ecosystems: Drivers, Processes, and Patterns
- 10 Mercury in the Marine Environment
- PART FOUR Toxicology, Risk Analysis, Humans, and Policy
- 11 Ecotoxicology of Mercury in Fish and Wildlife: Recent Advances
- 12 Risk Evaluation of Mercury Pollution
- 13 Mercury and Public Health: An Assessment of Human Exposure
- 14 Mercury Exposure in Vulnerable Populations: Guidelines for Fish Consumption
- 15 Environmental Justice: The Mercury Connection
- 16 Integrating Mercury Science and Environmental Policy: A State Perspective
- INDEX
