A long-term history of mercury in Australasia

该项目旨在调查汞的自然水平如何随着时间的推移而变化，以及人类活动如何影响汞的大气通量和沉积。该项目使用最先进的实验方法，结合古生物学和化学，力求建立关于南半球汞通量和来源的全面知识，以解决在了解汞的环境影响方面存在的重大地理空间和时间差距。预期成果是更好地了解汞的全球生化循环及其对人类和野生动物种群的暴露影响。潜在的好处是更知情的国际行动，旨在减少汞污染带来的环境和健康风险。

This project aims to investigate how natural levels of mercury have changed over time and how human activities have affected mercury atmospheric fluxes and deposition. Using state-of-the-art experimental approaches combining palaeontology and chemistry, the project seeks to build comprehensive knowledge about the flux and sources of mercury in the Southern Hemisphere, to address significant geospatial and temporal gaps in understanding mercury’s environmental impact. Expected outcomes are a more refined understanding of the global biochemical cycle of mercury and its exposure effects on human and wildlife populations. Potential benefits are better-informed international actions designed to reduce environmental and health risks from mercury pollution.