MO-009 — 10:00 – 10:15

THE ROLE OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST IN REMOVING ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY

Authors: RICHTER, Larissa 1 ; MELENDEZ-PÉREZ, Jose 1 ; DOS SANTOS, Jose 2 ; CARVALHO JR., João 3 ; FOSTIER, Anne-Hélène 1 ;
(1) University of Campinas/Institute of Chemistry, Campinas/SP, Brazil; (2) National Institute for Space Research, Cachoeira Paulista/SP, Brazil; (3) São Paulo State University, Guaratinguetá/SP, Brazil

MO-010 — 10:15 – 10:30

EXCHANGE PROCESSES OF GASEOUS MERCURY WITH THE CLOSED ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF THE MASOALA RAINFOREST, ZOO ZURICH

Authors: DENZLER, Basil 1 ; BOGDAL, Christian 1 ; CLERC, Baptiste 1 ; EUGSTER, Werner 2 ; HUNGERBÜHLER, Konrad 1 ;
(1) ETH Zurich, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Zurich, Switzerland; (2) ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland

MO-011 — 10:30 – 10:45

MERCURY EMISSION TO THE ATMOSPHERE DOMINATES ANNUAL MASS BALANCE OF A BOREAL PEATLAND: TIME TO RETHINK TIMELINES FOR RECOVERY?

Authors: OSTERWALDER, Stefan 1 ; BISHOP, Kevin 2 ; ALEWELL, Christine 1 ; FRITSCHE, Johannes 1 ; LAUDON, Hjalmar 3 ; ÅKERBLOM, Staffan 2 ; NILSSON, Mats 3 ;
(1) University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel, Switzerland; (2) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; (3) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden

MO-012 — 10:45 – 11:00

EFFECT OF PH AND DOC ON PARTITIONING OF MERCURY ON MINERAL FORESTED SOIL SURFACE

Authors: FAKHRAEI, Habibollah 1 ; DRISCOLL, Charles 1 ; LIANG, Bingyi 1 ;
(1) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States

MO-013 — 11:00 – 11:15

QUANTIFYING MERCURY IN LEAVES, BARK AND WOOD OF EIGHT TREE SPECIES ACROSS FOUR NORTHEASTERN FORESTS USING APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS

Authors: YANG, Yang 1 ; YANAI, Ruth 1 ; MONTESDEOCA, Mario 2 ; DRISCOLL, Charles 2 ;
(1) SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, USA; (2) Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA

MO-014 — 11:15 – 11:30

LANDSCAPE INFLUENCES ON MERCURY CYCLING AND BIOAVAILABILITY IN VERNAL POOLS

Authors: TAYLOR, Vivien 1 ; BUCKMAN, Kate 1 ; FACCIO, Steve 2 ;
(1) Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States; (2) Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Norwich, VT, USA

MO-015 — 11:30 – 11:45

ELEVATIONAL AND SEASONAL PATTERNS IN METHYLMERCURY INPUTS AND PRODUCTION FORESTS ACROSS A MONTANE ELEVATION GRADIENT

Authors: GERSON, Jacqueline 1 ; DRISCOLL, Charles 2 ; DEMERS, Jason 3 ; SAUER, Amy 4 ; BLACKWELL, Bradley 5 ; SHANLEY, James 6 ; ROSS, Donald 7 ;
(1) Duke University, Durham, NC, United States; (2) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States; (3) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; (4) Biodiversity Research Institute, New York, United States; (5) Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL, United States; (6) United States Geological Survey, Montpelier, Vermont, United States; (7) University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States

MO-016 — 11:45 – 12:00

MERCURY CYCLING AND ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS: A MODELING STUDY

Authors: BAO, Zhengduo 1 ; LIN, Che-Jen 1 ; WANG, Xun 2 ; SHANG, Lihai 2 ; FENG, Xinbin 2 ;
(1) Lamar University, Beaumont/Texas, United States; (2) Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang/Guizhou, China