Contents
Reviews
1
Natural and Anthropogenic Mercury Sources and Their Impact on the
Air-Surface Exchange of Mercury on Regional and Global Scales
1
R. Bbinghaus, R.M. Tripathi, D. Wallschliiger, and S.B. Lindberg
2
Mercury Mines in Europe: Assessment of Emissions and Environmental
Contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 51
R. Ferrara
3 Mercury Contamination from New World Gold and Silver Mine Tailings
73
L.D. de Lacerda and W. Salomons
4 Mercury-Contaminated Industrial and Mining Sites in North America:
an Overview with Selected Case Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
R. R. Turner and G. R. Southworth
5 Remediation Techniques for Hg-Contaminated Sites . . . . . . . . . . 113
M. Hempel and J. Thoming
6 Advanced Technology Available for the Abatement of Mercury
Pollution in the Metallurgical Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
A.B. Mukherjee
7 Mercury Contamination of Minamata Bay: Historical Overview
and Progress Towards Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
A. Kudo and R.R. Turner
8 Chemical Interactions Between Mercurial Species and Surface
Biomolecules from Structural Components of Some Biological Systems 159
A. c.A. da Costa