Mercury Transport and Fate in Watersheds

Dear Colleagues,

Mercury is an ubiquitous element in the environment, given its volatility, long-range transport, and high reactivity. It was introduced to terrestrial and marine ecosystems in large quantities over the last few hundred years. It is characterized by extreme toxicity, and creates a threat to biota. This metal may be remobilized from past deposits in watersheds, increasing the bioavailable or accumulating in organisms. In the era of more frequent extreme events and climate warming, understanding mercury cycling in the watershed is extremely important, as is its transport to receiving water bodies. We would like to bring together communities dealing with mercury transport and transformations in river, land, and marine environments, to increase understanding of the complex fluxes and transformations in watersheds, and their interactions with land-use, climate change, and human activities. We would also welcome analyses regarding the impact of river-transported mercury on receiving water bodies.

Prof. Jacek Bełdowski
Prof. Dr. Artur Kowalski
Prof. Murat V. Ardelan
Guest Editors

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• mercury
• speciation
• bioavaliability
• watershed transformations
• remobilization