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A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations: Changes of emissions, climate, and land use by Obrist, Daniel, Kirk, Jane L., Zhang, Lei, Sunderland, Elsie M., Jiskra, Martin, Selin, Noelle E.

“…We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg), including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major…”
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Legacy of a half century of Athabasca oil sands development recorded by lake ecosystems by Kurek, Joshua, Kirk, Jane L., Muir, Derek C. G., Wang, Xiaowa, Evans, Marlene S., Smol, John P.

“…The absence of well-executed environmental monitoring in the Athabasca oil sands (Alberta, Canada) has necessitated the use of indirect approaches to determine…”
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Methylation of inorganic mercury in polar marine waters by Lehnherr, Igor, St. Louis, Vincent L., Hintelmann, Holger, Kirk, Jane L.

“…Monomethylmercury is a neurotoxin that accumulates in marine organisms. Incubation experiments suggest that methylation of inorganic mercury accounts for…”
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Organ-specific differences in mercury speciation and accumulation across ringed seal (Phoca hispida) life stages by Ewald, Jessica D., Kirk, Jane L., Li, Miling, Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) is a central nervous system toxicant and exposures can adversely affect the health of marine mammals. Mercuric selenide (HgSe) in marine…”
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Occurrence of substituted diphenylamine antioxidants and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in Arctic seabirds and seals by Lu, Zhe, De Silva, Amila O., Provencher, Jennifer F., Mallory, Mark L., Kirk, Jane L., Houde, Magali, Stewart, Connor, Braune, Birgit M., Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Muir, Derek C.G.

“…Substituted diphenylamine antioxidants (SDPAs) and benzotriazole UV stabilizers (BZT-UVs) are contaminants of emerging environmental concern. However, little…”
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Mercury at the top of the world: A 31-year record of mercury in Arctic char in the largest High Arctic lake, linked to atmospheric mercury concentrations and climate oscillations by Hudelson, Karista, Muir, Derek C.G., Köck, Günter, Wang, Xiaowa, Kirk, Jane L., Lehnherr, Igor

“…Lake Hazen, the largest lake north of the Arctic circle, is being impacted by mercury (Hg) pollution and climate change. The lake is inhabited by two…”
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A Critical Time for Mercury Science to Inform Global Policy by Chen, Celia Y, Driscoll, Charles T, Eagles-Smith, Collin A, Eckley, Chris S, Gay, David A, Hsu-Kim, Heileen, Keane, Susan E, Kirk, Jane L, Mason, Robert P, Obrist, Daniel, Selin, Henrik, Selin, Noelle E, Thompson, Marcella R

“…Mercury is a global pollutant released into the biosphere by varied human activities including coal combustion, mining, artisanal gold mining, cement…”
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Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury and Methylmercury to Landscapes and Waterbodies of the Athabasca Oil Sands Region by Kirk, Jane L, Muir, Derek C. G, Gleason, Amber, Wang, Xiaowa, Lawson, Greg, Frank, Richard A, Lehnherr, Igor, Wrona, Fred

“…Atmospheric deposition of metals originating from a variety of sources, including bitumen upgrading facilities and blowing dusts from landscape disturbances,…”
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Atmospheric trace metal deposition to remote Northwest Ontario, Canada: Anthropogenic fluxes and inventories from 1860 to 2010 by Wiklund, Johan A., Kirk, Jane L., Muir, Derek C.G., Gleason, Amber, Carrier, Jacques, Yang, Fan

“…National and global inventories of anthropogenic trace element emissions to air is a comparatively recent phenomenon (post-1993 in Canada) as is the monitoring…”
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Recent Warming, Rather than Industrial Emissions of Bioavailable Nutrients, Is the Dominant Driver of Lake Primary Production Shifts across the Athabasca Oil Sands Region by Summers, Jamie C, Kurek, Joshua, Kirk, Jane L, Muir, Derek C G, Wang, Xiaowa, Wiklund, Johan A, Cooke, Colin A, Evans, Marlene S, Smol, John P

“…Freshwaters in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) are vulnerable to the atmospheric emissions and land disturbances caused by the local oil sands industry;…”
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Long-term spatial and temporal trends, and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region by Chibwe, Leah, Muir, Derek C.G., Gopalapillai, Yamini, Shang, Dayue, Kirk, Jane L., Manzano, Carlos A., Atkinson, Beau, Wang, Xiaowa, Teixeira, Camilla

“…We investigated the spatio-temporal trends of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) deposition in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) between 2008 and 2017,…”
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Spatial and temporal patterns in trace element deposition to lakes in the Athabasca oil sands region (Alberta, Canada) by Cooke, Colin A, Kirk, Jane L, Muir, Derek C G, Wiklund, Johan A, Wang, Xiaowa, Gleason, Amber, Evans, Marlene S

“…The mining and processing of the Athabasca oil sands (Alberta, Canada) has been occurring for decades; however, a lack of consistent regional monitoring has…”
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Accumulating Mercury and Methylmercury Burdens in Watersheds Impacted by Oil Sands Pollution by Wasiuta, Vivian, Kirk, Jane L, Chambers, Patricia A, Alexander, Alexa C, Wyatt, Faye R, Rooney, Rebecca C, Cooke, Colin A

“…Bitumen mining and upgrading in northeastern Alberta, Canada, releases toxic pollutants into the atmosphere, including mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg)…”
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Mercury Isotope Variations in Lake Sediment Cores in Response to Direct Mercury Emissions from Non-Ferrous Metal Smelters and Legacy Mercury Remobilization by Sun, Ruoyu, Hintelmann, Holger, Wiklund, Johan A., Evans, Marlene S., Muir, Derek, Kirk, Jane L.

“…Nature archives record atmospheric mercury (Hg) depositions from directly emitted Hg and re-emitted legacy Hg. Tracing the legacy versus newly deposited Hg is…”
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Deposition and Source Identification of Nitrogen Heterocyclic Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Snow, Sediment, and Air Samples from the Athabasca Oil Sands Region by Chibwe, Leah, Manzano, Carlos A, Muir, Derek, Atkinson, Beau, Kirk, Jane L, Marvin, Christopher H, Wang, Xiaowa, Teixeira, Camilla, Shang, Dayue, Harner, Tom, De Silva, Amila O

“…Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) can have multiple sources in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR). The current study was designed to identify and explore…”
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Mercury Biomagnification through Food Webs Is Affected by Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lakes by Clayden, Meredith G, Kidd, Karen A, Wyn, Brianna, Kirk, Jane L, Muir, Derek C. G, O’Driscoll, Nelson J

“…Mercury (Hg) contamination in aquatic systems remains a global concern because the organic form, methyl Hg (MeHg), can biomagnify to harmful concentrations in…”
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A one-century sedimentary record of N- and S-polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Athabasca oil sands region in Canada by Chibwe, Leah, Roberts, Sarah, Shang, Dayue, Yang, Fan, Manzano, Carlos A., Wang, Xiaowa, Kirk, Jane L., Muir, Derek C.G.

“…The atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) is considered a major pathway to isolated lakes and bogs in the Athabasca oil sands region…”
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Atmospheric mercury in the Canadian Arctic. Part I: A review of recent field measurements by Steffen, Alexandra, Lehnherr, Igor, Cole, Amanda, Ariya, Parisa, Dastoor, Ashu, Durnford, Dorothy, Kirk, Jane, Pilote, Martin

“…Long-range atmospheric transport and deposition are important sources of mercury (Hg) to Arctic aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. We review here recent…”
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Ultraviolet absorbents and industrial antioxidants in seabirds, mammals, and fish from the Canadian Arctic by Granados-Galvan, Ingrid-Alejandra, Provencher, Jennifer F., Mallory, Mark L., De Silva, Amila, Muir, Derek C.G., Kirk, Jane L., Wang, Xiaowa, Letcher, Robert J., Loseto, Lisa L., Hamilton, Bonnie M., Lu, Zhe

“…Ultraviolet (UV) absorbents and industrial antioxidants are two groups of plastic-derived contaminants of emerging environmental concern. However, their…”
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Widespread Atmospheric Tellurium Contamination in Industrial and Remote Regions of Canada by Wiklund, Johan A, Kirk, Jane L, Muir, Derek C. G, Carrier, Jacques, Gleason, Amber, Yang, Fan, Evans, Marlene, Keating, Jonathan

“…High tech applications, primarily photovoltaics, have greatly increased demand for the rare and versatile but toxic element tellurium (Te). Here we examine…”
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