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PROCEEDINGS AND SUMMARY REPORT: WORKSHOP ON THE FATE, TRANSPORT, AND TRANSFORMATION OF MERCURY IN AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS, MAY 8-10, 2001, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
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Science Applications International Corporation. PROCEEDINGS AND SUMMARY REPORT: WORKSHOP ON THE FATE, TRANSPORT, AND TRANSFORMATION OF MERCURY IN AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS, MAY 8-10, 2001, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/625/R-02/005 (NTIS PB2002-107811), 2002.
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The Workshop on the Fate, Transport, and Transformation of Mercury in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments was held on May 8-10, 2001 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The workshop was conducted by the USEPA's Office of Research and Development and cosponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey Toxics Program, the USEPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program, and the South Florida Mercury Science Program and the USGS/USEPA Mercury Roundtable. Representatives from industry, academia, environmental organizations, consulting firms, and government attended. The purpose of the workshop was to bring researchers, decision-makers, government representatives, and others together to discuss the state-of-the-science regarding the fate and transport of mercury in aquatic and terrestrial systems, mercury transformation processes (biotic and abiotic), and methods for managing ecological and human exposures to methylmercury (MeHg). Five technical sessions were presented during the 2.5 day workshop. These sessions addressed the following topics:
1) Mercury and Methylmercury Transport in the Environment; 2) Methylmercury Production in the Environment; 3) USEPA STAR Mercury Research Program Review; 4) Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Food Webs; 5) Managing Mercury Contamination in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems.