Colin McCarter
@mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair, Assistant Professor at Nipissing University interested in ecohydrology, mercury, solute transport, and restoration in soils and wetlands.
While we have been working on these issues in the peatland-rich regions (tinyurl.com/ypamm7x7, tinyurl.com/3pdtwana), we urgently need to identify these historical (and current) toxic metal bullseyes to implement appropriate fire management and first responder mitigation measures. 2/2
Peat fires and the unknown risk of legacy metal and metalloid pollution - IOPscienceSearch
Peat fires and the unknown risk of legacy metal and metalloid pollution, McCarter, Colin P R, Clay, Gareth D, Wilkinson, Sophie L, Page, Susan, Shuttleworth, Emma L, Davidson, Scott J, Taufik, Muh, Sigmund, Gabriel, Waddington, James M
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June 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
While we have been working on these issues in the peatland-rich regions (tinyurl.com/ypamm7x7, tinyurl.com/3pdtwana), we urgently need to identify these historical (and current) toxic metal bullseyes to implement appropriate fire management and first responder mitigation measures. 2/2
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BG3.25: Polluted peatland landscapes: identifying problems and uncovering solutions
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December 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
BG3.25: Polluted peatland landscapes: identifying problems and uncovering solutions
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I would think it is possible emissions could be more toxic, but not my area of fire expertise. There’s some neat research in this domain (ish) for peatlands and toxic metal release, see www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Maybe @peatofmind.bsky.social has more thoughts!
Maybe @peatofmind.bsky.social has more thoughts!
Peat fires and legacy toxic metal release: An integrative biogeochemical and ecohydrological conceptual framework
Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids (TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands…
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December 8, 2024 at 10:47 AM
I would think it is possible emissions could be more toxic, but not my area of fire expertise. There’s some neat research in this domain (ish) for peatlands and toxic metal release, see www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Maybe @peatofmind.bsky.social has more thoughts!
Maybe @peatofmind.bsky.social has more thoughts!
There is some good research on peat fire air quality from SE Asia but not as much from northern peatlands. doi.org/10.1016/j.at..., doi.org/10.1029/2019..., acp.copernicus.org/articles/18/..., www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Redirecting
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December 8, 2024 at 5:48 PM
There is some good research on peat fire air quality from SE Asia but not as much from northern peatlands. doi.org/10.1016/j.at..., doi.org/10.1029/2019..., acp.copernicus.org/articles/18/..., www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Emissions from peat fires can be quite harmful, even in what might be considered pristine regions. Peatlands store a more metals vs forests or grasslands and can be emitted bound to PM, particularly PM2.5. We are just starting to really dig into this though! shorturl.at/xahYs, shorturl.at/7VpkI
Globally-significant arsenic release by wildfires in a mining-impacted boreal landscape - IOPscienceSearch
Globally-significant arsenic release by wildfires in a mining-impacted boreal landscape, O F Sutton, C P R McCarter, J M Waddington
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December 8, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Emissions from peat fires can be quite harmful, even in what might be considered pristine regions. Peatlands store a more metals vs forests or grasslands and can be emitted bound to PM, particularly PM2.5. We are just starting to really dig into this though! shorturl.at/xahYs, shorturl.at/7VpkI
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Paludiculture, peatland management and restoration meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
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Session BG3.23
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November 19, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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Polluted Peatland Landscapes: identifying problems and uncovering solutions meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
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#PeatSky #PeatECR #PeatlandsMatter
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Session BG3.25
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November 19, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Polluted Peatland Landscapes: identifying problems and uncovering solutions meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
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#PeatSky #PeatECR #PeatlandsMatter
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Thanks to my co-authors at Marcell Experimental Forest and beyond for getting this one across this finish line! Also, it is the first paper from the new(ish) Mercury and Ecohydrology Research Laboratory.
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February 26, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Thanks to my co-authors at Marcell Experimental Forest and beyond for getting this one across this finish line! Also, it is the first paper from the new(ish) Mercury and Ecohydrology Research Laboratory.
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