“…These concerns, and other aspects of mercury and its compounds in the environment as a result of natural or anthropogenic processes, are the subject of many reviews, including those by Montague andMontague (1971), D'Itri (1972), Friberg and Vostal (1972), Jernelov et al (1972Jernelov et al ( , 1975, Keckes and Miettinen (1972), Buhler (1973), Holden (1973), D'Itri andD'Itri (1977), Eisler (1978Eisler ( , 1981Eisler ( , 1987Eisler ( , 2000, U.S. National Academy of Sciences (USNAS) (1978), Beijer and Jernelov (1979), Birge et al (1979), Magos and Webb (1979), Nriagu (1979), Clarkson and Marsh (1982), Das et al (1982), Boudou and Ribeyre (1983), Elhassni (1983), Clarkson et al (1984), Robinson and Touvinen (1984), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) (1985), Wren (1986), Clarkson (1990), Lindqvist (1991), U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (1994), Watras and Huckabee (1994); Hamasaki et al (1995), Porcella et al (1995), Heinz (1996), Thompson (1996), Wiener and Spry (1996), de Lacerda and Salomons (1998), Wiener et al (2002).…”