John Munthe

TL;DR: In this article, a chemical scheme based upon current knowledge of physicochemical forms and transformation reactions of atmospheric mercury has been implemented into a regional pollutant dispersion model for Europe, which is capable of simulating long-range transport of mercury from Central Europe to Scandinavia.

TL;DR: The results indicate that clear-cutting and/or soil treatment significantly increases the mobility of TotHg and MeHg accumulated in forest soil and may thus be an important factor for the total input of Hg to boreal freshwater ecosystems.

TL;DR: In this article, xylem sap concentrations of total Mercury (THg) and MeHg were measured in sap drained from different levels along the boles of freshly cut 100 year old Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).

TL;DR: In this article, the direction and magnitude of volatilization fluxes associated with transfer processes of Hg in the natural environment are investigated. But the results of the field measurements reported here point to the importance of the natural phenomena of emission or re-emission (i.e., volatilation processes) involving the release of volatile Hg species from lake and soil surfaces into the overlying air, at least under warm weather conditions.

TL;DR: An intercomparison for sampling and analysis of atmospheric mercury species was held in Tuscany, June 1998 as mentioned in this paper, where the results showed that the different methods employed for TGM compared well whereas RGM and TPM showed a somewhat higher variability.