Oral Sessions
(click a session below for more information) View Poster sessions.Monday
10:00 – 12:00
SESSION 1
10:00 – 12:00
4e: Understanding implications of the Minamata Convention: now and in the future
SESSION 2
10:00 – 12:00
2c-1: Sources and cycling of mercury in terrestrial ecosystems
SESSION 3
10:00 – 12:00
3e-1: Human exposure and health effects of mercury: epidemiology and population studies
SESSION 4
10:00 – 12:00
3c-1: Risk assessment of mercury exposure to fish, birds, and wildlife
SESSION 5
10:00 – 12:00
2f-1: Mercury methylation: microbial and geochemical constraints
SESSION 6
10:00 – 12:00
1g: Mercury through time: reconstructing Hg-deposition using natural archives
Monday
14:30 – 16:30
SESSION 1
14:30 – 16:30
4f: Science, policy, regulation: global to local
SESSION 2
14:30 – 16:30
2c-2: Sources and cycling of mercury in terrestrial ecosystems
SESSION 3
14:30 – 16:30
3e-2: Human exposure and health effects of mercury: epidemiology and population studies
SESSION 4
14:30 – 16:30
3c-2: Risk assessment of mercury exposure to fish, birds, and wildlife
SESSION 5
14:30 – 16:30
2f-2: Mercury methylation: microbial and geochemical constraints
SESSION 6
14:30 – 16:30
3b: Rice and other foods as sources of methylmercury exposure to humans
Tuesday
10:00 – 12:00
SESSION 1
10:00 – 12:00
4a-1: Informing the implementation of the Minamata Convention: the role of scientific assessments
SESSION 2
10:00 – 12:00
3e-3: Human exposure and health effects of mercury: epidemiology and population studies
SESSION 3
10:00 – 12:00
1i: Comparable measurement results for mercury analysis and speciation
SESSION 4
10:00 – 12:00
3f: Methylmercury toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics: human and animal models
SESSION 5
10:00 – 12:00
2f-3: Mercury methylation: microbial and geochemical constraints
SESSION 6
10:00 – 12:00
2b-1: Sources and cycling of mercury in freshwater ecosystems
Tuesday
14:30 – 16:30
SESSION 1
14:30 – 16:30
4a-2: Informing the implementation of the Minamata Convention: the role of scientific assessments
SESSION 2
14:30 – 16:30
3d: Engagement of communities impacted adversely by environmental mercury pollution
SESSION 3
14:30 – 17:00
1e: Advances in analytical methods for environmental mercury speciation
SESSION 4
14:30 – 16:30
2a-1: Sources and cycling of mercury in coastal ecosystems
SESSION 5
14:30 – 16:30
2g-1: Legacy site assessment and management
SESSION 6
14:30 – 16:30
2b-2: Sources and cycling of mercury in freshwater ecosystems
Wednesday
8:30 – 9:30
SESSION 1
8:30 – 9:30
1f: Quantifying mercury emissions from energy generation
SESSION 2
8:30 – 9:30
2a-2: Sources and cycling of mercury in coastal ecosystems
SESSION 3
8:30 – 9:30
2l: Safe and reliable handling of mercury in science & technology
SESSION 4
8:30 – 9:30
4b: Contaminated site assessment and management: lessons for technical assistance under the Minamata Convention
SESSION 5
8:30 – 9:30
4d-1: Technologies and approaches for mitigating mercury emissions
SESSION 6
8:30 – 9:30
1a-1: Atmospheric mercury cycling and transformations: insights from measurements and models
Wednesday
10:00 – 12:00
SESSION 1
10:00 – 12:00
1b: Biogeochemical cycling of mercury in the ocean
SESSION 2
10:00 – 12:00
3a: Risk/benefit communication related to fish and seafood consumption
SESSION 3
10:00 – 12:00
4c: Anthropogenic emissions: monitoring and analysis to support mitigation
SESSION 4
10:00 – 12:00
2h-1: Mercury cycling in response to ecosystem perturbations
SESSION 5
10:00 – 12:00
2g-2: Legacy site assessment and management
SESSION 6
10:00 – 12:00
2b-3: Sources and cycling of mercury in freshwater ecosystems
Thursday
10:00 – 12:00
SESSION 1
10:00 – 12:00
1d-1: Mercury cycling, bioaccumulation and health impacts in polar regions
SESSION 2
10:00 – 12:00
2e: Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): current and historical emissions, current practices, and future projections
SESSION 3
10:00 – 12:00
2d-1: Mercury fate in aquatic and terrestrial food webs
SESSION 4
10:00 – 12:00
2j: Mitigating mercury bioaccumulation in contaminated aquatic ecosystems
SESSION 5
10:00 – 12:00
1c-1: Stable isotope studies of global mercury cycling and bioaccumulation
SESSION 6
10:00 – 12:00
4d-2: Technologies and approaches for mitigating mercury emissions
Thursday
14:30 – 16:30
SESSION 1
14:30 – 16:30
1d-2: Mercury cycling, bioaccumulation, and health impacts in polar regions
SESSION 2
14:30 – 16:30
1a-2: Atmospheric mercury cycling and transformations: insights from measurements and models
SESSION 3
14:30 – 16:30
2d-2: Mercury fate in aquatic and terrestrial food webs
SESSION 4
14:30 – 16:30
2g-3: Legacy site assessment and management
SESSION 5
14:30 – 16:30
1c-2: Stable isotope studies of global mercury cycling and bioaccumulation
SESSION 6
14:30 – 16:30
4d-3: Technologies and approaches for mitigating mercury emissions
Friday
10:00 – 12:00
SESSION 1
10:00 – 12:00
2i: Regional and local scale stable isotope studies of mercury biogeochemical cycling and bioaccumulation
SESSION 2
10:00 – 12:00
1a-3: Atmospheric mercury cycling and transformations: insights from measurements and models
SESSION 3
10:00 – 12:00
2d-3: Mercury fate in aquatic and terrestrial food webs
SESSION 4
10:00 – 12:00
2h-2: Mercury cycling in response to ecosystem perturbations
SESSION 5
10:00 – 12:00
2k: Mercury in the oil and gas industry, from initial exploration through production to end-of-life decommissioning
SESSION 6
10:00 – 12:00
4d-4: Technologies and approaches for mitigating mercury emissions
Poster Sessions
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1g: Mercury through time – reconstructing Hg-deposition using natural archives
1i: Comparable measurement results for mercury analysis and speciation
2c: Sources and cycling of mercury in terrestrial ecosystems
2f: Mercury methylation: microbial and geochemical constraints
2m: Monitoring regulatory effectiveness
3b: Rice and other foods as sources of methylmercury exposure to humans
3c: Risk assessment of mercury exposure to fish, birds, and wildlife
3e: Human exposure and health effects of mercury: epidemiology and population studies
3g: Occupational mercury exposure from ASGM and other activities
4f: Science, policy, and regulation: global to local
4g: Socio-economic challenges of mercury policy implementation
4h: Regional cooperation to track atmospheric mercury transport and deposition: the Asia Pacific Mercury Monitoring Network
1i: Comparable measurement results for mercury analysis and speciation
2c: Sources and cycling of mercury in terrestrial ecosystems
2f: Mercury methylation: microbial and geochemical constraints
2m: Monitoring regulatory effectiveness
3b: Rice and other foods as sources of methylmercury exposure to humans
3c: Risk assessment of mercury exposure to fish, birds, and wildlife
3e: Human exposure and health effects of mercury: epidemiology and population studies
3g: Occupational mercury exposure from ASGM and other activities
4f: Science, policy, and regulation: global to local
4g: Socio-economic challenges of mercury policy implementation
4h: Regional cooperation to track atmospheric mercury transport and deposition: the Asia Pacific Mercury Monitoring Network
Tuesday
1b: Biogeochemical cycling of mercury in the ocean
1e: Advances in analytical methods for environmental mercury speciation
1f: Quantifying mercury emissions from energy generation
1h: The role of global monitoring in evaluating regulatory effectiveness
2a: Sources and cycling of mercury in coastal ecosystems
2b: Sources and cycling of mercury in freshwater ecosystems
2e: Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): current and historical emissions, current practices, and future projections
2g: Legacy site assessment and management
2l: Safe and reliable handling of mercury in science & technology
3a: Risk/benefit communication related to fish and seafood consumption
3d: Engagement of communities impacted adversely by environmental mercury pollution
3f: Methylmercury toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics: human and animal models
4a: Informing the implementation of the Minamata Convention: the role of scientific assessments
4b: Contaminated site assessment and management: lessons for technical assistance under the Minamata Convention
4c: Anthropogenic emissions: monitoring and analysis to support mitigation
1e: Advances in analytical methods for environmental mercury speciation
1f: Quantifying mercury emissions from energy generation
1h: The role of global monitoring in evaluating regulatory effectiveness
2a: Sources and cycling of mercury in coastal ecosystems
2b: Sources and cycling of mercury in freshwater ecosystems
2e: Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): current and historical emissions, current practices, and future projections
2g: Legacy site assessment and management
2l: Safe and reliable handling of mercury in science & technology
3a: Risk/benefit communication related to fish and seafood consumption
3d: Engagement of communities impacted adversely by environmental mercury pollution
3f: Methylmercury toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics: human and animal models
4a: Informing the implementation of the Minamata Convention: the role of scientific assessments
4b: Contaminated site assessment and management: lessons for technical assistance under the Minamata Convention
4c: Anthropogenic emissions: monitoring and analysis to support mitigation
Thursday
1a: Atmospheric mercury cycling and transformations: insights from measurements and models
1c: Stable isotope studies of global mercury cycling and bioaccumulation
1d: Mercury cycling, bioaccumulation, and health impacts in polar regions
2d: Mercury fate in aquatic and terrestrial food webs
2h: Mercury cycling in response to ecosystem perturbations
2i: Regional and local scale stable isotope studies of mercury biogeochemical cycling and bioaccumulation
2k: Mercury in the oil and gas industry, from initial exploration through production to end-of-life decommissioning
4d: Technologies and approaches for mitigating mercury emissions
1c: Stable isotope studies of global mercury cycling and bioaccumulation
1d: Mercury cycling, bioaccumulation, and health impacts in polar regions
2d: Mercury fate in aquatic and terrestrial food webs
2h: Mercury cycling in response to ecosystem perturbations
2i: Regional and local scale stable isotope studies of mercury biogeochemical cycling and bioaccumulation
2k: Mercury in the oil and gas industry, from initial exploration through production to end-of-life decommissioning
4d: Technologies and approaches for mitigating mercury emissions