Jerry Parks

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

0000-0002-3103-9333

Projects

Key Roles of Relativity in Hg Biogeochemical Transformations

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerry Parks

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element that is interconverted among various chemical forms and transported throughout the environment through both biotic and abiotic processes. Mercury can be methylated by…

Quantum Chemical Investigations of Abiotic Dimethylmercury Formation

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerry Parks

Project type

Limited Scope

Dimethylmercury is a highly toxic substance that is produced naturally in the environment. Recently, it was shown that dimethylmercury can be formed from monomethylmercury on reduced sulfur minerals…

Computational Models and Methods for Describing Biogeochemical Transformations of Mercury

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerry Parks

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objectives of this proposal are to develop realistic, environmentally relevant models of Hg-containing systems, investigate key mechanisms of Hg transformations that are important to global Hg…