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    The Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) is the only program that provides long-term monitoring of total mercury concentrations and deposition in precipitation across the United States and Canada. The MDN uses automated collectors that have glass funnels and bottles coated with hydrochloric acid to limit mercury loss and preserve samples. Samples are collected weekly, sent to a lab for analysis, and stringent protocols are followed to detect mercury levels below 1 part per trillion.

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    The Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) is the only program that provides long-term monitoring of total mercury concentrations and deposition in precipitation across the United States and Canada. The MDN uses automated collectors that have glass funnels and bottles coated with hydrochloric acid to limit mercury loss and preserve samples. Samples are collected weekly, sent to a lab for analysis, and stringent protocols are followed to detect mercury levels below 1 part per trillion.

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    The Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) is the only program that provides long-term monitoring of total mercury concentrations and deposition in precipitation across the United States and Canada. The MDN uses automated collectors that have glass funnels and bottles coated with hydrochloric acid to limit mercury loss and preserve samples. Samples are collected weekly, sent to a lab for analysis, and stringent protocols are followed to detect mercury levels below 1 part per trillion.

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    MERCURY DEPOSITION NETWORK

    The MDN is the only network providing a longterm record of total mercury
    (Hg) concentration and deposition in precipitation in the United States and
    Canada. All MDN sites follow standard procedures and have uniform
    precipitation chemistry collectors and gages. The automated collector has
    the same basic design as the NTN collector but is modified to preserve
    mercury. Modifications include a glass funnel, connecting tube, bottle for
    collecting samples, and an insulated enclosure to house this sampling train.
    The funnel and connecting tube reduce sample exposure to the open
    atmosphere and limit loss of dissolved mercury. As an additional sample
    preservation measure, the collection bottle is charged with 20 mL of a one
    percent hydrochloric acid solution.

    Site operators collect samples every Tuesday morning. With each MDN
    sample, the entire sampling train is replaced with one that is cleaned by the
    Mercury Analytical Laboratory (HAL) at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of
    Hygiene, Madison, Wisconsin. Rigorous cleaning ensures that each
    sampling train component is essentially mercury-free. The HAL supplies
    the collection bottles already charged with the hydrochloric-acid
    preservative. By following those procedures and stringent sampling
    protocols, the MDN is able to report mercury concentrations below 1 part
    per trillion (<1 nanogram/liter).

    All MDN samples are sent to the HAL, which analyzes all forms of mercury
    in a single measurement and reports this as total mercury concentrations.
    Currently, 9 MDN sites are also analyzed for methyl mercury. The HAL
    reviews field and laboratory data for completeness and accuracy, and flags
    samples that were mishandled, compromised by precipitation collector
    failures, or grossly contaminated. The HAL delivers all data and information
    to the NADP Program Office for final checks and resolution of remaining
    discrepancies. Data then are made available on the NADP Web site

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