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Abstract Abstract. Mercury is a volatile heavy element with no known biological function. It is present in trace amounts (on average, ~80 ppb) but is not geochemically well-blended in the Earth's crust. As a result, it sometimes occurs in extremely high concentrations (up to a few %) in certain locations. It is found along tectonic plate faults in deposits of sulfide ores (cinnabar), and it has been extensively mobilized during the Anthropocene. Mercury is currently one of the most targeted global pollutants internationally, with methylmercury compounds being particularly neurotoxic. Over 5,000 tons of mercury are released into the atmosphere annually through primary emissions and secondary re-emissions. Much of the re-emitted mercury, resulting from exchanges with surface reservoirs, is considered to be related to (legacy) human activities, as are the direct releases. Understanding the dynamics of the global Hg cycle is critical to assessing the impact of emission reductions under the UN Minamata Convention, which became legally binding in 2017. This review of atmospheric mercury focuses on the fundamental advances in field, laboratory, and theoretical studies, including six stable Hg isotope analytical methods, that have contributed fairly recently to a more mature understanding of the complexity of the atmospheric Hg cycle and its interactions with the Earth's surface ecosystem.
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