Concerns for Human Health
Mercury in Fish and Aquatic Food Webs
Exposure and Health Risks for Piscivorous (fish
eating) Wildlife
Atmospheric Sources and Transport
Sampling and Analytical Methods for Mercury
Mercury Methylation and Demethylation
Historical Perspectives as Recorded by Lake Sediments,
and the Global Mercury Cycle
Processes at the Sediment/Water Interface
Mercury-DOC Interactions
I. Aquatic Biota, Wildlife, and Human Health
Work Group
What we know
What we suspect
Critical information gaps
What is the most appropriate role for the USGS
regarding the topic of methylmercury and human health?
USGS || Toxics Water || Biology || Geology || Mapping |