Mercury contamination in remote forest and aquatic ecosystems in the Northeastern U.S.: sources, transformations and management options Charles T. Driscoll 1* , Young-Ji Han 2 , Celia Y. Chen 3 , David C. Evers 4 , Kathleen Fallon Lambert 5 , Thomas M. Holsen 6 , Neil C. Kamman 7 , Ron Munson 8 1 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA 2 Dept. of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University, Kangwon-do, 200-701, Korea 3 Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 USA 4 BioDiversity Research Institute, Gorham, Maine 04084 USA 5 Ecologic: Analysis & Communications, Woodstock, VT 05091 USA 6 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y. 13699 USA 7 Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division, Waterbury VT 05671 USA 8 Tetra Tech, Inc., Mars, PA 16046 USA Corresponding author: Charles T. Driscoll Syracuse University 151 Link Hall Syracuse, NY 13244 315-443-3434 (phone) 315-443-1243 (fax) ctdrisco@syr.edu (email)