Robert Mason

Science oceanography waves outdoors running

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

via ⁦@nytimes⁩ . Pretty good article on the impact of mercury use in gold mining on developing nations where most of the activity occurs. Currently China is the main mercury producer globally so its role makes sense https://t.co/Hg2lpWmASe

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

via @NYTimes https://t.co/Hg2lpWmASe

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Maodian Liu's paper on Hg cycling and net methylation in Long Island Sound is now published in ES&T. https://t.co/n53LuGydsA

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

In the late stages of a cruise in the Gulf of Maine. Mercury, of course. Water, particles with McLane pumps, net tows, meth/demeth and all! Collab with Dartmouth colleagues.

[Dr Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida @LarsEric_Hg]

Congratulations to @alina_kleindi for her 1st 1st author paper | Excellent #metrology work showing how to measure methylated #mercury species in the #ocean | https://t.co/4nE6SFi4b4

[Dr Lars-Eric Heimbürger-Boavida @LarsEric_Hg]

Express delivery and installation for continuous dissolved gaseous #mercury measurements onboard #research #icebreaker Agulhas II

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

At Cape Point Atmospheric Watch station checking equipment & getting stuff for the upcoming cruise. TGM ~ 1 ng/m3 today.

[Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataMEA]

Today at 13h00-14h00 CEDT, join our #MinamataOnline conversation on #photography & #mercury with our #MakeMercuryHistory contest winners & #Minamata film director @AndrewLevitas.

🗓️ Register on WebEx ➡️ https://t.co/PSZy3p89zf
📺Watch on #YouTubeLive ⤵️
https://t.co/UoSBQ5izjv

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Website for ICMGP is now live. Check it out & see you in Cape Town in 2024!
16th International Conference On Mercury As A Global Pollutant | 21 - 26 July 2024 https://t.co/Z2qcvos2et

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Load shedding! A wonderful way for South Africa to label regularly scheduled power outages. 3 a day at the moment. Getting to experience these live as am in Stellenbosch & surrounds for a few months on a fellowship. Such is life & the wine is excellent

[Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataMEA]

Next week, #MinamataOnline will celebrate ##WorldEnvironmentDay with a session focusing on photography & mercury, with winners & jury members of the 2022 #MakeMercuryHistory photo contest.

🗓️ Monday 5 June, at 13h00-14h00 CEDT

Learn more & register ➡️ https://t.co/PSZy3p89zf

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Non science news! In London & have met newly born granddaughter Farran Mason McDade. Now 2 weeks old! Wonderful to meet her & catch up with new Mom Nina.

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Paper on modeling MeHg into mummichogs across contamination gradients now published. Great to finally get it out there! https://t.co/3m9RnTWvOh

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Red Sox win over Blue Jays again & Celtics blow past the 76ers. A good night to be watching them both. Excellent outcomes

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Wren nesting in box outside kitchen window & bluebird in box next to vegetable garden. Spring, it’s happening

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

80+ oF day in April is crazy but why not haul out the grill! Wonderful evening cooking up a storm - crab cakes, grilled verges & tempeh kebabs

[UConn Marine Sciences @UConnMarineSci]

Congratulations to Dr. Patricia Myer, who has defended her dissertation titled "A Critical Examination of the Factors Controlling Methylmercury Uptake into Marine Plankton!"

Read more here:
https://t.co/E7tOvoeT5Q

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Arriving back after a short but successful cruise

[Minamata Convention on Mercury @minamataMEA]

Next week join us for a #MinamataOnline session on "#Mercury in Southern Hemisphere" co-organized with the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP).

🗓️ Wednesday 12 April, at 12h00-13h30 CEDT

Learn more & register 🔜 https://t.co/XSreQhuSJ2

[Robert Mason @Robmazin2]

Gulf of Maine near Nova Scotia on the RV Endeavor. Net tows yields lots of stuff. McLane pimps for particles & trace metal clean rosette for water. Not a bad day at the office! ⁦@UConnMarineSci⁩ ⁦@NSF⁩ ⁦⁦@UConnResearch⁩