[Aqualist] GeoQuEST seminar at UOW - Friday 16 September - mercury research

[Anthony Dosseto]

Dear all,

Dr Larissa Schneider (ANU) will be giving a GeoQuEST seminar entitled:
"Mercury Studies in Archaeology and Environmental Sciences: a new facility at ANU"
See abstract below and flyer attached.

When: Friday 16 September 4PM
Where: Building 41, Room G03A (SEES Map Library), University of Wollongong

Abstract:
Mercury (Hg) research is rising in prominence globally due to its application to wide range of studies, including archaeology and environmental sciences. In this seminar, we will discuss a range of case studies that are underway or have the potential to be developed at the ANU as a result of the new Hg analytical facility in the Archaeology and Palaeoecology lab at ANU. These studies include
*             Archaeology: the utilisation of Hg analysis in studies the antiquity and nature of early mining and metal trading (cinnabar).
*             Archaeozoology: tracking Hg levels in skeletal or exoskeletal remains as indicators of past faunal (including human) life ways and health.
*             Geochemistry: the study of Hg as an environmental contaminant with the rise of industrialisation around the globe.
*             Palaeoclimatology: improving our understanding of the dynamics of atmospheric Hg levels and its relationship to climate change.
*             Ecology: the analysis of Hg levels in living animals and plants as a trophic indicator in food web systems.

We hope to encourage further constructive collaborations with the University of Wollongong, taking advantage of the recently purchase DMA-80 facility (MEC Award 2016) that allow us to analyse Hg in solids and liquids in an economical, fast and accurate way.


Regards,

Anthony Dosseto
Associate Professor
Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
University of Wollongong NSW 2522
T + 61 2 4221 4805
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