Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions.
About 10 percent of human-made mercury emissions into the atmosphere each year are the result of global deforestation, according to a new DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07851
This work was funded, in part, by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Swiss National Science Foundation, and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology.