Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Contributors |
Overview of Mercury in the Environment Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll, Xinbin Feng, and Guibin Jiang / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Toxicity and Health Risks of Mercury Exposure / 1.2: |
Sources of Mercury / 1.3: |
Overview of Mercury Biogeochemical Cycling / 1.4: |
Structure of the Book / 1.5: |
Concluding Remarks / 1.6: |
References |
Analytical Developments / Part I: |
Advances in Speciation Analysis of Mercury in the Environment Yanbin Li, Yongguang Yin, Guangliang Liu, and Yong Cai / 2: |
Sample Preparation for Hg Speciation in Environmental Samples / 2.1: |
Application of GC Technique in Hg Speciation Analysis / 2.3: |
Application of HPLC Technique in Hg Speciation Analysis / 2.4: |
Application of Capillary Electrophoresis Techniques in Hg Speciation Analysis / 2.5: |
Application of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Probing Chemical Microenvironment of Hg / 2.6: |
Application of Stable Isotope Dilution Technique in Mercury Speciation Analysis / 2.7: |
Summary / 2.8: |
Measuring Gas Phase Mercury Emissions from Industrial Effluents Samuel J. Ippolito. Ylias M. Sabri, and Suresh K. Bhargava / 3: |
Standardized Methods for Measuring Mercury / 3.1: |
Mercury Continuous Emission Monitors (CEMs) / 3.3: |
Future Outlook / 3.4: |
Speciation and Transformation / Part II: |
Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury Che-Jen Lin, Pattarapom Singhasuk, and Simo O. Pehkonen / 4: |
The Overall Picture / 4.1: |
Chemical Transformations in the Gas Phase / 4.3: |
Chemical Transformations in the Aqueous Phase / 4.4: |
Redox Chemistry at the Interface Between the Atmosphere and Earth's Surfaces / 4.5: |
Atmospheric Implications of the Identified Redox Pathways / 4.6: |
Future Research Needs / 4.7: |
Microbial Transformations in the Mercury Cycle Chu-Ching Lin, Nathan Yee, and Tamar Barkay / 5: |
Mercury Methylation / 5.1: |
Methylmercury Degradation / 5.3: |
Redox Cycling of Inorganic Hg / 5.4: |
Conclusions / 5.5: |
Photoreactions of Mercury in Aquatic Systems Emma E. Vost, Marc Amyot, and Nelson J. O'Driscoll / 6: |
Significance of Mercury Photoreactions / 6.1: |
Concepts in Mercury Photoreactions / 6.2: |
Current Methods in Mercury Photochemistry / 6.3: |
Chemical Speciation of Mercury in Soil and Sediment Ulf Skyllberg / 6.4: |
Physicochemical Properties, Oxidation States, Chemical Forms, Structures, and Concentrations of Mercury in the Environment / 7.1: |
Aqueous Phase: Major Ligands and Their Affinities for Mercury(II) / 7.3: |
Liquid and Solid Phases of Mercury in Soils and Sediments / 7.4: |
Reactions of Mercury(II) with Soil and Sediment Particle Surfaces / 7.5: |
Stabilization of Nanoparticulate Mercury(II) Sulfides by Natural Organic Matter / 7.6: |
Solubility and Chemical Speciation of Mercury(II) in Soils and Sediments / 7.7: |
Methods for Studying the Chemistry of Mercury(II) in Soils and Sediments / 7.8: |
The Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter on Mercury Biogeochemistry Chase A. Gerbig, Joseph N. Ryan, and George R. Aiken / 7.9: |
Dissolved Organic Matter / 8.1: |
Field Observations / 8.3: |
Effects of DOM on Mercury Distributions Between Solution and Particles / 8.4: |
Mercury Binding Strength / 8.5: |
Mercury Binding Environment / 8.6: |
Methylmercury Binding Strength and Environment / 8.7: |
DOM and Mercury Mineral Dissolution / 8.8: |
DOM and Mercury Mineral Precipitation / 8.9: |
Tracking Geochemical Transformations and Transport of Mercury through Isotope Fractionation Holger Hintelmann and Wang Zheng / 9: |
Fractionation of Mercury Isotopes in Environmental Processes / 9.1: |
Hg Isotope Variations in Nature / 9.3: |
Transport and Fate / 9.4: |
Atmospheric Transport of Mercury Oleg Travnikov / 10: |
General Concepts of Mercury Cycling in the Atmosphere / 10.1: |
Methods for Studying Atmospheric Mercury Transport / 10.3: |
Assessments of Airborne Mercury Pollution / 10.4: |
Knowledge Gaps / 10.5: |
Adsorption of Mercury on Solids in the Aquatic Environment Guangliang Liu, Yanbin Li, and Yong Cai / 11: |
Adsorption of Mercury on Solids / 11.1: |
Role of Colloids in Mercury Adsorption / 11.3: |
Exchange of Elemental Mercury between the Oceans and the Atmosphere Asif Qureshi, Matthew Macleod, Elsie Sunderland, and Konrad Hungerbühler / 11.4: |
Models of Gas Exchange of Elemental Mercury at the Air-Sea Interface / 12.1: |
Field Studies of Ocean-To-Air Fluxes of Mercury / 12.3: |
Rate Constants for Reduction and Oxidation of Mercury Species in Ocean Waters / 12.4: |
Modeling Studies Estimating Oceanic Air-Sea Exchange / 12.5: |
Conclusions and Future Directions / 12.6: |
Exchange of Mercury between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems Mae Sexauer Gustin / 13: |
General Overview / 13.1: |
Methods and Tools Applied for Measurement and Understanding of Air-Terrestrial Surface Exchange / 13.2: |
Measured Fluxes / 13.3: |
Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, and Metallomics / 13.4: |
Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Mercury through Food Webs Karen Kidd, Meredith Clayden, and Tim Jardine / 14: |
Mercury in Aquatic and Terrestrial Organisms / 14.1: |
Mercury within Organisms / 14.3: |
Factors Affecting Mercury in Biota / 14.4: |
Biornagnification of Mercury Through Food Webs / 14.5: |
Mercury Stable Isotopes in Bioaccumulation Studies / 14.6: |
Case Study-Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site, Nova Scotia, Canada / 14.7: |
A Review of Mercury Toxicity with Special Reference to Methylmercury Mineshi Sakamoto, Katsuyuki Murata, Akiyoshi Kakita, and Masanori Sasaki / 14.8: |
Global Mercury Emission into the Atmosphere / 15.1: |
Metabolism and Toxicity of Chemical Forms of Mercury / 15.3: |
Risk Assessment of Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury / 15.4: |
Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption for Brain Development / 15.5: |
Exceptional Methylmercury Exposure Through Rice / 15.6: |
Metallomics of Mercury: Role of Thiol-and Selenol-Containing Biomolecules Feiyue Wang, Marcos Lemes, and Mohammad A. K. Khan / 15.7: |
Metallomics of Mercury / 16.1: |
Mercury and Methylmercury Complexes with Thiol-Containing Biomolecules / 16.3: |
Mercury and Methylmercury Binding to Selenol-Containing Biomolecules / 16.4: |
Lability of Mercury or Methylmercury Complexes with Thiols or Selenols / 16.5: |
Thiol-Containing Biomolecules in the Uptake and Metabolism of Mercury / 16.6: |
Selenium Aided Biomineralization of Mercury and Methylmercury / 16.7: |
Analytical and Modeling Approaches / 16.8: |
Conclusion / 16.9: |
Human Health Significance of Dietary Exposures to Methylmercury Anna L. Choi and Philippe Grandjean / 17: |
Methylmercury Exposure / 17.1: |
Nutrients in Fish and Seafood / 17.3: |
Major Prospective Cohort Studies / 17.4: |
Health Effects / 17.5: |
Cardiovascular Outcomes / 17.6: |
Nutrient and Methylmercury Exposure as Predictors of - Developmental Outcomes / 17.7: |
Confounding Variables / 17.8: |
Risk Assessment and Exposure Imprecision / 17.9: |
Index / 17.10: |
Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Contributors |
Overview of Mercury in the Environment Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll, Xinbin Feng, and Guibin Jiang / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Toxicity and Health Risks of Mercury Exposure / 1.2: |