The chemists at the University of Nottingham who produce The Periodic Table of Videos made this very informative footage demonstrating the process, which is slightly different from the mercury beating heart demo in that there is no iron nail present. The... Full Article at MAKE: Blog

Model simulations show water column MeHg concentrations peaked in the 1960s and declined by almost 40% by the year 2000. Water column MeHg concentrations respond rapidly to changes in mercury inputs, reaching 95% of steady state in approximately 2 months. Thus,... Full Article at Environmental Science & Technology

This classic chemistry demo involves the use of toxic metallic mercury, so it's one of those that is best to just watch on YouTube instead of trying yourself. Full Article at MAKE: Blog

Of critical importance are structures and the stability of Hg(II)-complexes with inorganic and organic sulfur ligands in aqueous and solid phases of soils and sediments. On the basis of Hg LIII-edge EXAFS experiments, we report Hg(II) to form a four-coordinated... Full Article at Environmental Science & Technology

This is happening because of the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, which will mandate storage for around 40 years. What happens after that is anyone's guess. I was thinking it would be good to store it along side spent nuclear power plant rods 'cause no one... Full Article at Treehugger

That standard is part of the 1995 Great Lakes Initiative, a federal mandate that set strict limits on mercury and other toxins that can be dumped into the Great Lakes and the rivers and streams that drain into them, reports The Columbus Dispatch. The “variance”... Full Article at Environmental Leader

Rice agricultural wetlands in particular may be important sites for MeHg bioaccumulation due to their worldwide ubiquity, periodic flooding schedules, and high use by wildlife. We assessed MeHg bioaccumulation within agricultural and perennial wetlands common... Full Article at Environmental Science & Technology