BioDiversity Research Institute

The Mercury and Toxins Information Center

BioDiversity Research Institute is dedicated to progressive environmental research to further local, regional and global sustainability and conservation policies related to environmental health. Current scientific efforts related to environmental contaminants, such as mercury, include: (1) characterizing the exposure and effects of mercury in fish and wildlife populations across North and Central America, particularly in relation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program; (2) relating influences of biogeochemical and hydrological factors on methlymercury availability, particularly in relation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (3) developing wildlife criterion values and other techniques to link regulatory needs with biotic endpoints; and (4) establishing regional, national, and international monitoring programs. Recent emphasis has included development of regional and national mercury-related workshops for monitoring spatiotemporal trends of mercury.

Upcoming and Recent Presentations

• Evers, D.C. Gulf of Maine Regional Science Priorities Workshop on 10-11 June 2009 , Durham, NH
• Evers, D.C. Air and Waste Management Associations on 17 June 2009 , Detroit, MI
• Evers, D.C. New York State Energy and Research Development Authority on 14 October 2009, Albany, NY
• Evers, D.C.Northeast Waste Management Officials Association on 18 November 2009, Chicago, IL
• Evers, D.C. and J.G. Wiener, workshop leaders. Integrating multimedia measurements of mercury in the Great Lakes. Binational workshop in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
  10-12 November 2008. Go to project webpage

Recent Media And Reports

• Report reveals Mercury exposure in NY state Bald Eagles 11/25/2008 BRI Report Review
• New crop of chemicals is found in birds' eggs 03/11/2008 Boston Globe
• Study finds Harmful Contaminants in Maine Birds 03/11/2008 BRI Report Review
• Environmental Mercury means Fewer Loons for New England 03/07/2008 Biodiversity Research Institute and Wildlife Conservation Society

New Publications

• Evers, D.C., Mason, R.P., Kamman, N.C., Chen, C.Y., Bogomolni, A.L., Taylor, D.L., Hammerschmidt, C.R., Jones, S.H., Burgess, N.M., Munney, K., Parsons, K.C. In press. An integrated mercury monitoring program for temperate estuarine and marine ecosystems on the North American Atlantic Coast. EcoHealth.
• Evers, D.C., Graham, R.T., Perkins, P., Michener, R., Divoll, T. In press. Mercury concentrations in the goliath grouper of Belize: Is this an anthropogenic stressor of concern? Endangered Species Research.
• Goodale, M.W. 2008. Preliminary findings of contaminant screening of Maine bird eggs: 2007 Field Season. BioDiversity Research Institute, Gorham, Maine. pdf
• Evers, D.C., Savoy, L.J., DeSorbo, C.R., Yates, D.E., Hanson, W., Taylor, K.M., Siegel, L.S., Cooley Jr, J.H., Bank, M.S., Major, A., Munney, K., Mower, B.F., Vogel, H.S., Schoch, N., Pokras, M., Goodale, M.W., Fair, J. 2008. Adverse effects from environmental mercury loads on breeding common loons. Ecotoxicology 17(2):69-81 pdf
• Archived Publications

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