Mercury in the environment

Abbott works for Idaho National Laboratory as an environmental scientist. Using state-of-thescience equipment, he continuously samples the air, looking for mercury. In turn, he'll analyze this long-term data and try to figure out the mercury's point of origin.

For more information about INL environmental projects, visit http://www.facebook.com/idahonationallaboratory.

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