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SUBMITTER: Angot H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377800 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angot Hélène H Hoffman Nicholas N Giang Amanda A Thackray Colin P CP Hendricks Ashley N AN Urban Noel R NR Selin Noelle E NE
Environmental science & technology 20181108 22
Mercury (Hg) is emitted to air by natural and anthropogenic sources, transports and deposits globally, and bioaccumulates to toxic levels in food webs. It is addressed under the global 2017 Minamata Convention, for which periodic effectiveness evaluation is required. Previous analyses have estimated the impact of different regulatory strategies for future mercury deposition. However, analyses using atmospheric models traditionally hold legacy emissions (recycling of previously deposited Hg) cons ...[more]