When mercury is released into the environment it can be transformed from inorganic mercury into the far more toxic form of methylmercury. Scientists have known for decades that bacteria are largely responsible for the methylation of mercury, but the precise mechanism...
Organized by The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a not-for-profit educational corporation (comprised of the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh), the Pittcon Conference &...
Through collaborative research, the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) assesses emerging threats to wildlife and ecosystems, while using those findings to inform decision makers and advance environmental awareness. The BRI Center for Mercury Studies, in cooperation...
The fifth and final session of the International Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on mercury (INC5) will take place January 13-18 in Geneva, Switzerland. Established in 2009 by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and...
Founded in 2005 by the European Environmental Bureau and the Mercury Policy Project, the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) is an international coalition of nearly 100 non-governmental organizations that advocate for human health and the environment.With the goal of...