Fate and Transport of Mercury in Environmental Media and Human Exposure.

Shared by Brian Kiptoo • chemistry • 2012

This article is from Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health , volume 45 . Abstract Mercury is emitted to the atmosphere from various natural and anthropogenic sources, and degrades with difficulty in the environment. Mercury exists as various species, mainly elemental (Hg0) and divalent (Hg2+) mercury depending on its oxidation states in air and water. Mercury emitted to the atmosphere can be deposited into aqueous environments by wet and dry depositions, and some can be re-emitted into the atmosphere. The deposited mercury species, mainly Hg2+, can react with various organic compoun