Application to Mercury Research and Mitigation - Cornell University

This letter from Jacqueline Gerson, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, expresses interest in Cornell University becoming a partner in the United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership. It outlines research on the fate, transport and transformation of mercury in atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana, Peru and Senegal.