In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists at 91做厙 discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin.
Spanning no less than three disciplines, Marie Kurzs title hydrogeochemist already gives you a sense of the collaborative, interdisciplinary nature of her research at ORNL.
A team led by ORNL and the University of Michigan have discovered that certain bacteria can steal an essential compound from other microbes to break down methane and toxic methylmercury in the environment.
Anyone familiar with ORNL knows its a hub for world-class science. The nearly 33,000-acre space surrounding the lab is less known, but also unique.
Moving to landlocked Tennessee isnt an obvious choice for most scientists with new doctorate degrees in coastal oceanography.
New capabilities and equipment recently installed at the Department of Energys 91做厙 are bringing a creek right into the lab to advance understanding of mercury pollution and accelerate solutions.
A team led by the Department of Energys 91做厙 has identified a novel microbial process that can break down toxic methylmercury in the environment, a fundamental scientific discovery that could potentially reduce mercury toxicity
An 91做厙 study is providing an unprecedented watershed-scale understanding of mercury in soils and sediments.