Hydrology and Earth System Sciences www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net 1027-5606 1607-7938 8 1 2004 10.5194/hess-8-98-2004 http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/8/98/2004/ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/8/98/2004/hess-8-98-2004.html http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/8/98/2004/hess-8-98-2004.pdf 98 102 0000-00-00 Comparison of mercury in atmospheric deposition and in Illinois and USA soils E.C. Krug D. Winstanley Illinois State Water Survey, 2204 Griffith Drive, Champaign, IL, USA 61820 Email for corresponding author: ekrug@sws.uiuc.edu It has been reported that most mercury (Hg) in USA soils is from atmospheric Hg deposition, mostly from anthropogenic sources. This paper compares the rates of atmospheric Hg deposition to amounts of Hg in Illinois and USA soils. The amounts of Hg in these soils are too great to be attributed mainly to anthropogenic atmospheric Hg deposition.</p> <p style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Keywords: </b>mercury, atmospheric deposition, soil, geology, Illinois, USA