Mercury cycle

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mercury uses

  • industrial

  • medical

  • agricultural

  • pigments

  • gold mining

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mercury toxic form

Hg2+

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mercury units

mega grams

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2 forms of mercury deposition

Hg2+ (toxic)

Hg0 (non-toxic)

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mercury inputs to system

  • volcanic eruptions

  • burning fossil fuels

  • other anthropogenic emissions

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mercury oxidation

Hg0 → Hg2+

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mercury reduction

Hg2+ → Hg0

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Hg atmosphere → ocean

wet & dry deposition

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Hg ocean → mineral reservoir

sedimentation & burial

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Hg mineral reservoir → biomass

weathering & plant uptake

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Hg biomass → atmosphere

burning biomass