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Biogeochemical Transformations at Critical Interfaces
ORNL Mercury Science Focus Area (SFA)

Biogeochemical Transformations at Critical Interfaces

ORNL Mercury Science Focus Area (SFA)

Ecosystem Processes

Mercury Transport in
Flowing Streams

Microbial Community
Processes

Microbes
Transforming
Mercury

Biogeochemical Processes

Understanding Biogeochemical Processes

Field-scale Modeling Activity

Integrated Model Development

Methylmercury [meth-uhl-mur-kyuh-ree]
a neurotoxin that bioaccumulates in the food web

Featured Highlights

Methanobactins Control Biogeochemical Cycling of Trace Metals

Methanobactins Control Biogeochemical Cycling of Trace Metals

Methanobactins strongly bind Cu ions and function as an extracellular Cu recruitment relay

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Overlooked Mercury Isotope Exchange in Environmental Tracer Studies and Implications

Overlooked Mercury Isotope Exchange in Environmental Tracer Studies and Implications

Parameters in a new multiscale model for stream transport are estimated from stream tracer tests

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Tracer Tests Inform a New Model for Transport in Streams

Rapid, spontaneous mercury (Hg) isotope exchange in environmental matrices alter Hg isotope redistribution

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OUR NUMBERS

2

Patents
Filed

2

Invention
Disclosures

185

Journal
Articles

378

Conference
Abstracts

3128

Citations
  

Progress to Date

  • News
  • Publications

News Archive

  • New ORNL Mercury SFA Annual Report (July 2021)
  • Upgrades to Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Facilitate Mercury Research (October 22, 2020)
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (June 26, 2020)
  • Recent Conferences
    • Goldschmidt 2020 Virtual Conference (June 21-26, 2020)
    • American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (December 9-13, 2020)
    • 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (Sept. 8-13, 2019)
  • Feature: "ORNL Explores New Ways to Tackle Mercury Cleanup," WUOT (June 27, 2019)
    • Rick Perry touring Aquatic Ecology Lab
    Secretary Perry tours Aquatic Ecology Lab
  • Energy Secretary's Visit to Aquatic Ecology Lab (May 10, 2019)
  • Videos
    • Energy Secretary's Visit to AEL video (May 10, 2019)
    • Anoxic Water Seep at Channel Margins of East Fork Poplar Creek video (December 4, 2017)
    • Meet the Scientist: Jason Demers video (December 1, 2017)
    • Moonset and Sunrise on East Fork Poplar Creek: video (March 16, 2017)
    • Newly Identified Microbial Process Could Reduce Toxic Methylmercury Levels video ORNL News Release (May 31, 2017)
    • A Short Kayak Tour of East Fork Poplar Creek: video (March 9, 2013)

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Year Citation

ORNL
DOE

SBR

ORNL Mercury SFA sponsored by Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR) program, U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Paul Bayer, SBR Program Manager.


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The ORNL Mercury SFA is sponsored by the Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR) program within the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research.