Mercury Studies

• Project Areas
  • Mercury Research Laboratory (MRL)
  • Current Projects
    • Mercury In Aquatic Ecosystems
      • National Scale Assessments
      • METAALICUS
      • Atmospheric Mercury Research
      • Coastal and Marine Research
    • Aquatic Cycling of Mercury in the Everglades (ACME)
    • National Assessment Study of Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems
    • Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems
    • High Alpine Lakes
    • Yukon River
  • General Information
    • Mercury Cycling
    • Links
  • Publications
  • Data
  • Models
  • Past Projects
  • Team Capabilities[.pdf]

• Mercury Research Team Staff :
  • David P. Krabbenhoft
    Team Leader and
    Project Chief
    (608) 821-3843 dpkrabbe@usgs.gov
    
  • John F. DeWild
    Lab Operations and
    QA Officer
    (608) 821-3846 jfdewild@usgs.gov
    
  • Tom Sabin
    Hydrologic Technician and Chemical Hygiene Officer
    (608) 821-3884 tgsabin@usgs.gov
    
  • Jake Ogorek
    Biologist
    (608) 821-3819 jmogorek@usgs.gov
    
  • Charles D. Thompson
    Hydrologic Technician
    (608) 821-3885 cdthomps@usgs.gov
    
  • Mike Tate
    Physical Scientist
    Mobile Mercury Lab Operations
    (608) 821-3830 mttate@usgs.gov
    
  • Alice McCarthy
    Mercury Database Specialist
    (608) 821-3875  ajmccart@usgs.gov

USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Field photos from Mercury Experiment to Assess Atmospheric Loading in Canada and the United States (METAALICUS)

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Aerial photo of lake	Aerial photo of lake	Sampling equipment barrel and u1f-99
Entrance sign to experimental lakes area	aerial view of a Canadian lake	Bathymetric map of ELA lake
Metaalicus bug	Looking down on a lake from upland	Aerial photo of barrels
Spraying crew	Spraying	Measuring isotopes
Upland area sprayed, draft sketch	ELA watershed	Spraying crew
Sprayer	Sample processing	total station
sulfide sampling	Weir	sample set-up
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