Conceptual Model
Objectives- Technical assistance and support for evaluating alternative solutions and approaches to remediating contaminants are provided in the 2011 Conceptual model of primary mercury sources
News
- ORNL ESD researchers studying mercury were prominently cited in a 3-day series of articles in the Knoxville News Sentinel, written by Frank Munger. The 12 articles in the series can be viewed at http://blogs.knoxnews.com/munger/2012/01/wrap-up-on-mercury-project.html. Interviewed scientists including Liyuan Liang, Scott Brooks, Steven Brown, Jeremy Smith, Teresa Matthews, Mark Peterson, John Smith, and Mike Ryon. Interviews with Gary Jacobs and Thom Mason highlighted the value of ORNL mercury research. The series of articles appeared to be a balanced overview and has been well received by those concerned about the mercury contamination issues in Oak Ridge.
- NOVEMBER 2013 - SEATAC Session: Mercury Characterization and Contaminated Site Remediation: Methods, Challenges, and Lessons Learned, and will be a full day of oral presentations and a poster session on Monday, November 18.
- RAD Waste Summit 2012, Summerlin, NV:Mercury Technology
- 2012 Newspaper article: Y12's Mercury Problem
- (ICMGP 2011) The 10th international Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
- Mercury Challenges in the Environment: A Technical Summit 2009
Highlights
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