Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe

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UMass Lowell Prof. Daniel Obrist, chair of the Department of Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, climbs an observation tower in Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass., to service instrumentation measuring mercury deposition at the site.

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Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist.

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