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Global Change and Mercury by Krabbenhoft, David P., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Mercury concentrations in the atmosphere and oceans are affected not only by anthropogenic emissions but also by climate and ecosystem change. More than 140…”
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A review of the pathways of human exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and present understanding of health effects by Sunderland, Elsie M., Hu, Xindi C., Dassuncao, Clifton, Tokranov, Andrea K., Wagner, Charlotte C., Allen, Joseph G.

“…Here, we review present understanding of sources and trends in human exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and epidemiologic evidence for…”
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Decadal Changes in the Edible Supply of Seafood and Methylmercury Exposure in the United States by Sunderland, Elsie M, Li, Miling, Bullard, Kurt

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) exposure is associated with adverse effects on neurodevelopment and cardiovascular health. Previous work indicates most MeHg is from…”
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Total Mercury Released to the Environment by Human Activities by Streets, David G, Horowitz, Hannah M, Jacob, Daniel J, Lu, Zifeng, Levin, Leonard, ter Schure, Arnout F. H, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…We estimate that a cumulative total of 1540 (1060–2800) Gg (gigagrams, 109 grams or thousand tonnes) of mercury (Hg) have been released by human activities up…”
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Legacy impacts of all-time anthropogenic emissions on the global mercury cycle by Amos, Helen M., Jacob, Daniel J., Streets, David G., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Elevated mercury (Hg) in marine and terrestrial ecosystems is a global health concern because of the formation of toxic methylmercury. Humans have emitted Hg…”
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Potential impacts of mercury released from thawing permafrost by Schaefer, Kevin, Elshorbany, Yasin, Jafarov, Elchin, Schuster, Paul F., Striegl, Robert G., Wickland, Kimberly P., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element that bonds with organic matter and, when converted to methylmercury, is a potent neurotoxicant. Here we estimate…”
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Observed decrease in atmospheric mercury explained by global decline in anthropogenic emissions by Zhang, Yanxu, Jacob, Daniel J., Horowitz, Hannah M., Chen, Long, Amos, Helen M., Krabbenhoft, David P., Slemr, Franz, St. Louis, Vincent L., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Observations of elemental mercury (Hg⁰) at sites in North America and Europe show large decreases (∼1–2% y⁻¹) from 1990 to present. Observations in background…”
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Transport of Legacy Perfluoroalkyl Substances and the Replacement Compound HFPO-DA through the Atlantic Gateway to the Arctic OceanIs the Arctic a Sink or a Source? by Joerss, Hanna, Xie, Zhiyong, Wagner, Charlotte C, von Appen, Wilken-Jon, Sunderland, Elsie M, Ebinghaus, Ralf

“…The spatial distribution of 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in seawater was investigated along a sampling transect from Europe to the Arctic and…”
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A Model for Methylmercury Uptake and Trophic Transfer by Marine Plankton by Schartup, Amina T, Qureshi, Asif, Dassuncao, Clifton, Thackray, Colin P, Harding, Gareth, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations can increase by 100 000 times between seawater and marine phytoplankton, but levels vary across sites. To better understand…”
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A new mechanism for atmospheric mercury redox chemistry: implications for the global mercury budget by Horowitz, Hannah M, Jacob, Daniel J, Zhang, Yanxu, Dibble, Theodore S, Slemr, Franz, Amos, Helen M, Schmidt, Johan A, Corbitt, Elizabeth S, Marais, Eloïse A, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…Mercury (Hg) is emitted to the atmosphere mainly as volatile elemental Hg0. Oxidation to water-soluble HgII plays a major role in Hg deposition to ecosystems…”
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Mercury Exposure from Domestic and Imported Estuarine and Marine Fish in the U.S. Seafood Market by Sunderland, Elsie M

“…Background: Methylmercury exposure causes a variety of adverse effects on human health. Per capita estimates of mercury exposure are critical for risk…”
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Historical Mercury Releases from Commercial Products: Global Environmental Implications by Horowitz, Hannah M, Jacob, Daniel J, Amos, Helen M, Streets, David G, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…The intentional use of mercury (Hg) in products and processes (“commercial Hg”) has contributed a large and previously unquantified anthropogenic source of Hg…”
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Tap Water Contributions to Plasma Concentrations of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort of U.S. Women by Hu, Xindi C, Tokranov, Andrea K, Liddie, Jahred, Zhang, Xianming, Grandjean, Philippe, Hart, Jaime E, Laden, Francine, Sun, Qi, Yeung, Leo W Y, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…Between 2013 and 2015, concentrations of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in public drinking water supplies serving at least six million individuals…”
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All-Time Releases of Mercury to the Atmosphere from Human Activities by Streets, David G, Devane, Molly K, Lu, Zifeng, Bond, Tami C, Sunderland, Elsie M, Jacob, Daniel J

“…Understanding the biogeochemical cycling of mercury is critical for explaining the presence of mercury in remote regions of the world, such as the Arctic and…”
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Mercury biogeochemical cycling in the ocean and policy implications by Mason, Robert P., Choi, Anna L., Fitzgerald, William F., Hammerschmidt, Chad R., Lamborg, Carl H., Soerensen, Anne L., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Anthropogenic activities have enriched mercury in the biosphere by at least a factor of three, leading to increases in total mercury (Hg) in the surface ocean…”
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Historical releases of mercury to air, land, and water from coal combustion by Streets, David G., Lu, Zifeng, Levin, Leonard, ter Schure, Arnout F.H., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…•Total Hg released to the environment from coal combustion is estimated to be 38Gg.•71% of this Hg was released into the atmosphere, while 31% went to land and…”
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Five hundred years of anthropogenic mercury: spatial and temporal release profiles by Streets, David G, Horowitz, Hannah M, Lu, Zifeng, Levin, Leonard, Thackray, Colin P, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…Abstract When released to the biosphere, mercury (Hg) is very mobile and can take millennia to be returned to a secure, long-term repository. Understanding…”
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Human impacts on open ocean mercury concentrations by Sunderland, Elsie M., Mason, Robert P.

“…We develop an empirically constrained multicompartment box model for mercury cycling in open ocean regions to investigate changes in concentrations resulting…”
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Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants by Hu, Xindi C, Andrews, David Q, Lindstrom, Andrew B, Bruton, Thomas A, Schaider, Laurel A, Grandjean, Philippe, Lohmann, Rainer, Carignan, Courtney C, Blum, Arlene, Balan, Simona A, Higgins, Christopher P, Sunderland, Elsie M

“…Drinking water contamination with poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) poses risks to the developmental, immune, metabolic, and endocrine health of…”
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Impacts of Volcanic Emissions on the Global Biogeochemical Mercury Cycle: Insights From Satellite Observations and Chemical Transport Modeling by Geyman, Benjamin M., Thackray, Colin P., Jacob, Daniel J., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Volcanism is the largest natural source of mercury (Hg) to the biosphere. However, past Hg emission estimates have varied by three orders of magnitude. Here,…”
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