Mercury and Methylmercury Concentrations and Litterfall Mass in Monthly Litterfall Samples Collected at National Atmospheric Deposition Program Site at El Verde, Puerto Rico in 2014-2016
Mercury (Hg) is a persistent environmental contaminant and can accumulate and concentrate in food webs as methylmercury (MeHg), presenting a health risk to humans and wildlife. Multiyear monitoring and modeling studies have shown that atmospheric Hg in litterfall is an important form of Hg deposition to forests. …