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A Monthly Report on EPRI's Environmental Research Programs March 2010
AIR QUALITY
Program 42: Air Toxics Health and Risk Assessment

EPRI Contributes to UN-Sponsored Overview of Global Mercury Research
Pirrone, N., and Mason, R. (Eds.), Mercury Fate and Transport in the Global Atmosphere: Emissions, Measurements and Models, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York, NY, 2009, 637 pages (EPRI Product E230564).  This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of major issues related to the interaction of mercury with terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.  It evaluates emission sources, regional concentrations and fluxes, and global atmospheric mercury modeling—including a detailed chapter on the AER/EPRI Global Chemical Transport Model for Mercury.  Seventy international experts contributed to the book, sponsored by EPRI and other members of the United Nations Environment Programme Global Partnership for Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research.  For more information, contact Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.