Potential impacts of mercury released from thawing permafrost

Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element that bonds with organic matter and, when converted to methylmercury, is a potent neurotoxicant. Here we estimate potential future releases of Hg from thawing permafrost for low and high greenhouse gas emissions scenarios using a mechanistic model. By 220...

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Published in:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Schaefer, Kevin, Elshorbany, Yasin, Jafarov, Elchin, Schuster, Paul F., Striegl, Robert G., Wickland, Kimberly P., Sunderland, Elsie M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494925/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32938932
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18398-5
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