Meeting Abstract
Global climate change will have an impact on the distribution and movement of global Hg during a period in which the global mercury and methylmercury budget is increasing. The main impact of mercury in the environment is that in its organic form, methylmercury. It becomes methylated while within wetlands. The two main sources for anthropogenic mercury are atmospheric deposition and legacy soil mercury. It causes neurological damage to organisms in terrestrial and marine/aquatic ecosystems. Studying the dynamics and distribution of mercury within wetlands can inform environmental planners on best practices to mitigate this ecological health issues.
