{"id":11659,"date":"2025-04-23T09:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?p=11659"},"modified":"2026-03-04T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:17:38","slug":"peterson-co-authored-new-publication-methylmercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/peterson-co-authored-new-publication-methylmercury\/","title":{"rendered":"Peterson co-authored new paper: &#8220;Sulfate Reduction Drives Elevated Methylmercury Formation in the Water Column of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Ben Peterson is cited as a co-author in a <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.est.4c12759\">new article<\/a> in <em>Environmental Science &amp; Technology<\/em> titled &#8220;Sulfate Reduction Drives Elevated Methylmercury Formation in the Water Column of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The microbial factors underlying environmental formation of toxic methylmercury are not clear. This study provides new insights into the microbial communities that are directly linked to methylmercury formation in eutrophic freshwater lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/people\/peterson-benjamin\/\">Dr. Peterson<\/a> is an Assistant Professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences. 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