Beschreibung
It is unclear if recent policies and regulations regarding mercury emissions have resulted in significant declines in atmospheric mercury concentration and deposition into North American ecosystems. Regional and national deposition patterns are influenced by physical processes but also differing rates of mercury emissions partially due to variations in regulation. This book examines long-term trends in mercury deposition data collected by the North American Deposition Program (Mercury Deposition Network). Specifically, 16 sites across North America were analysed for spatial trends in mercury concentration in precipitation and per area wet deposition over ten years. An exploration of individual state mercury reduction initiatives and regulatory policies of North Carolina and Minnesota is presented. The analyses in this book should be useful to researchers examining the regional and global distributions of mercury and regulatory policy. This work is particularly important given the current initiatives to develop an international policy instrument for reduction of mercury emissions.
Autorenporträt
Jennifer C. Herrick, BScH: Studied Environmental Science at Acadia University and University of Plymouth. Dr. Nelson ODriscoll, PhD: Currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Biogeochemistry at Acadia. Prof. Linda Lusby, BHE MSc LLB: Acadia Prof. since 1983 and in the Environmental Science program since its start in 1992.
