PPT-Atmospheric Mercury in the Oil Sands Region

Workshop at Earth Science 2014 Analysis and Application of Speciated Mercury Data July 30 2014 Dan McLennan Matthew Parsons Monique Lapalme Corinna Watt Amanda Cole Sandy Steffen Environment Canada. UK Tar Sands Networkwww.no-tar-sands.org/valeroPembrokeshire Friends of the Earth www.foepembrokeshire.co.uk Corporate Watchwww.corporatewatch.org Tar sands coming to town 2 ContentsPage Part I: Tar Defined as the force exerted on you by the weight of tiny air . particles . in . the atmosphere per unit area.. Earth’s atmospheric pressure = 14.7 pounds per square inch OR 1 kilogram per square centimeter. Guey-Rong. . Sheu. Department of Atmospheric Sciences. National Central University. Jhong. -Li, Taiwan. Anthropogenic Hg Emissions in 2010. Country. Emission (. tonnes. ). Cambodia. 3.9. China. 575.2. Atmospheric pressure. Pressure. Why do predators often have . SHARP . teeth and claws?. Why does wearing skis stop . you from . SINKING. into the snow? . IGCSE Pressure . Relate pressure to force and area, using appropriate examples . Guey-Rong. . Sheu. Department of Atmospheric Sciences. National Central University. Jhong. -Li, Taiwan. Anthropogenic Hg Emissions in 2010. Country. Emission (. tonnes. ). Cambodia. 3.9. China. 575.2. (work funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative). Dr. Mark Cohen. NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL). College Park, MD, USA. Briefing Slides for GLRI Monthly Call. January 9, 2013. Atmospheric deposition is believed to be the largest . 1. Model-estimated U.S. utility atmospheric mercury deposition contribution to the Great Lakes: HYSPLIT-Hg (1996 meteorology, 1999 emissions) vs. CMAQ-Hg (2001 meteorology, 2001 emissions). . This figure also shows an added component of the CMAQ-Hg estimates -- corresponding to . Tribal Challenges and Responses. Chemistry of Mercury and Adverse Health Effects – Scott Weir, KTIK. Sources and the Global Pool of Atmospheric Mercury - . Scott Weir, KTIK. Mercury Deposition – . 2. The denser the atmosphere…. the greater its weight, and . the greater its air pressure.. 3. atmospheric pressure -. . a.k.a. .; . barometric pressure or air pressure.. the pressure due to the weight of the overlying atmosphere.. Krish Vijayaraghavan, Jaegun Jung and Ralph Morris. ENVIRON International Corporation. Novato, CA. Alaska Forum on the Environment. Anchorage, AK. February 6, 2014. 1. Acknowledgments. 2. Donlin. Gold. where does it come from?. A brief human history of mercury poisoning. Qin Shi Huang,. 1. st. emperor of China. Mad hatters. Minimata. disaster. Karen . Wetterhahn. ,. Dartmouth professor. Iraq grain disaster. The thickness of our atmosphere is determined by two competing factors. The kinetic energy of the molecules . spreads molecules apart. Gravity . holds molecules near Earth. If it weren’t for gravity t. Mark . Cohen, Roland Draxler, Hang Lei, Richard . Artz. NOAA . Air Resources Laboratory (ARL). College Park, MD, . USA. 12. th. International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP), . Jeju. PRESENTED BY . ALIEU JAWO. GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE GAMBIA. ASGM. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER REGIONAL WORKSHOP, LAGOS NIGERIA 8-10 JUNE 2011. Introduction. Occurrence of Gold in the eastern region of The Gambia.