Dr. Ben Peterson is cited as a co-author in a new article in Environmental Science & Technology titled “Sulfate Reduction Drives Elevated Methylmercury Formation in the Water Column of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake.”
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.
Dr. Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences. His research focuses on contaminant and microbial biogeochemistry, with a specific emphasis on using advanced microbial methods to link water quality conditions and biogeochemical cycles to contaminant transformations