The Arctic Ocean lies in one of the most remote regions of the planet, thousands of miles away from industrial cities and mining operations that release anthropogenic mercury to the environment. Global dispersion of mercury pollution is boundless -- even at the top of the world the Arctic is not out of reach and photochemical reactions with snow and ice may even amplify deposition to the basin. This summer, three separate research teams from the United States, Canada, and Germany are traveling to the Arctic Ocean to determine how mercury enters the basin and ultimately, the marine food web.

A research team from the Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, leads the Canadian program onboard the CCGS Amundsen/2015 ArcticNet science expedition. 

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