A spatio-temporal study of methylmercury biogeochemistry in wetlands of the southern Lake Michigan watershed

Major Goals and Objectives

  • Measure the levels of total mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in the surface waters of wetlands across the Grand Calumet region of northwestern Indiana
  • Measure the concentrations of total and MeHg in wetland sediments – the main repositories for legacy Hg contamination in these wetlands
  • Measure the concentrations of total and MeHg in porewaters of wetland sediments – the main route for MeHg transport from the sediments to the overlying waters – in the region
  • Assess the MeHg levels in fish from wetlands with permanent open water

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Research Information

Principal Investigator:
Robert Hudson
Initiation Date:
2006
Completion Date:
2008
Affiliation:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Contacts

Robert Hudson
rjhudson@illinois.edu