Andrew Graham, assistant professor of chemistry, and others recognized by Smithsonian for research on toxic microbes
Grinnell in the News 2013-09-14
Summary:
Mercury is a global pollutant, released to the atmosphere through coal burning and other industrial uses and through natural processes. Most of the harm comes from methylmercury bioaccumulation, which is the buildup of the element in tissue that occurs when moving up the food chain.
The other authors of the paper, titled "Mercury methylation by novel microbes from new environments," are Mircea Podar, Richard Hurt, Steven Brown, Anil Somenahally, Alex Johs and Kathryn Bailey of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Allyson Bullock of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Andrew Graham of Grinnell College. Funding was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science, the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.