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Main Title Analysis of Mercury in Vermont and New Hampshire Lakes: Evaluation of the Regional Mercury Cycling Model.
Author Knightes, C. D. ; Ambrose, R. B. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Office of Research and Development.
Publisher Aug 2004
Year Published 2004
Report Number EPA/600/R-04/080;
Stock Number PB2005-101438
Additional Subjects Lakes ; Bioaccumulation ; Mercury(Metal) ; Vermont ; Default models ; Methods ; Trends ; Data sets ; Characteristics ; Model sensitivity ; System evaluations ; Loss rates ; Watersheds ; Model behaviors ; New Hampshire ; Environmental impact assessments ; Evaluation ; Regional Mercury Cycling Model ; Hypolimnion surface area
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NTIS  PB2005-101438 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
An evaluation of the Regional Mercury Cycling Model (R-MCM, a steady-state fate and transport model used to simulate mercury concentrations in lakes) is presented based on its application to a series of 91 lakes in Vermont and New Hampshire. Visual and statistical analyses are presented in an effort to investigate both the behavior of the model as well as the model's ability to predict the observed mercury concentrations in the water column, sediments and fish tissue. The sensitivity of the model to certain parameters and processes was also evaluated. A comparison of model trends to the observed trends was made. These investigations provide further insight into the complications and challenges that surround modeling the fate and transport of mercury within a given water body, and understanding the exposure concentrations of mercury in the surrounding ecosystem via mercury bioaccumulation in the aquatic food web (e.g., fish) and its transfer to piscivorous wildlife and humans.