A View from the South: exploring Southern Ocean mercury cycling and what it means for the UN Minamata Convention
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
In December 2021, Australia ratified the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury, joining more than 130 countries committed to protecting human health and the environment from toxic mercury pollution. Now, the global community has turned its attention to evaluating the effectiveness of the Convention. The Southern Ocean region is critical for evidence-based effectiveness evaluation, but atmosphere-ocean mercury cycling in this area is highly uncertain. Bringing together a team of French and Australian mercury science experts, this project will use a suite of models and observations to probe critical uncertainties in the Southern Ocean and bring new insights to global mercury cycling.
Date
01 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2025
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
mercury
Funding Body
Australian Academy of Science
Amount
654.59
Project Team
N/A