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Overview

Mark E. Hines was affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Environmental Science with a special emphasis on subfields including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The main topics of their scientific work addressed included:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

In terms of scholarly output, Mark E. Hines contributed to several research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers included:

  • "Nutrient Inputs Stimulate Mercury Methylation by Syntrophs in a Subarctic Peatland," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "The Effects of pH, Temperature, and Humic-Like Substances on Anaerobic Carbon Degradation and Methanogenesis in Ombrotrophic and Minerotrophic Alaskan Peatlands," published in 2020 in Aquatic Geochemistry

Their frequent co-authors encompassed Lin Zhang, Spencer Roth, Brett A. Poulin, Zofia Baumann, and Xiao Liu. This collaboration reflects interdisciplinary research efforts involving microbiology, biogeochemistry, and ecology.

Publication venues for Mark E. Hines's work were primarily Frontiers in Microbiology and Aquatic Geochemistry, indicating a presence in scientific platforms dedicated to microbiology and aquatic environmental chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Anaerobic Metabolism: Linkages to Trace Gases and Aerobic Processes

    J.P. Megonigal;M.E. Hines;P.T. Visscher

  • Mercury biogeochemistry in the Idrija River, Slovenia, from above the Mine into the Gulf of Trieste

    M. E. Hines;M. Horvat;J. Faganeli;J.-C. J. Bonzongo

  • Mercury Speciation and Microbial Transformations in Mine Wastes, Stream Sediments, and Surface Waters at the Almadén Mining District, Spain

    John E. Gray;Mark E. Hines;Pablo L. Higueras;Isaac Adatto

  • Sulfate reduction and other sedimentary biogeochemistry in a northern New England salt marsh

    Mark E. Hines;Stephen L. Knollmeyer;Joyce B. Tugel

  • Molecular Phylogenetic and Biogeochemical Studies of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in the Rhizosphere of Spartina alterniflora

    Mark E. Hines;Robert S. Evans;Barbara R. Sharak Genthner;Stephanie G. Willis

  • Radiocarbon Evidence for the Importance of Surface Vegetation on Fermentation and Methanogenesis in Contrasting Types of Boreal Peatlands

    J. P. Chanton;P. H. Glaser;L. S. Chasar;D. J. Burdige

  • Anaerobic microbial biogeochemistry in a northern bog: Acetate as a dominant metabolic end product

    Khrystyne N. Duddleston;Monica A. Kinney;Ronald P. Kiene;Mark E. Hines;Mark E. Hines

  • Rapid degradation of atmospheric methyl bromide in soils

    J. H. Shorter;C. E. Kolb;P. M. Crill;R. A. Kerwin

  • Mercury methylation by the methanogen Methanospirillum hungatei.

    Ri Qing Yu;John R. Reinfelder;Mark E. Hines;Tamar Barkay

  • Relationships between soil organic matter, nutrients, bacterial community structure, and the performance of microbial fuel cells.

    Sara J Dunaj;Joseph J Vallino;Mark E Hines

  • Seasonal changes in the relative abundance of uncultivated sulfate-reducing bacteria in a salt marsh sediment and in the rhizosphere of Spartina alterniflora.

    J N Rooney-Varga;R Devereux;R S Evans;M E Hines

  • Microbial mercury transformations in marine, estuarine and freshwater sediment downstream of the Idrija Mercury Mine, Slovenia

    Mark E. Hines;Jadran Faganeli;Isaac Adatto;Milena Horvat

  • Links between archaeal community structure, vegetation type and methanogenic pathway in Alaskan peatlands.

    Juliette N. Rooney-Varga;Michael W. Giewat;Khrystyne N. Duddleston;Jeffrey P. Chanton

  • Uncoupling of acetate degradation from methane formation in Alaskan wetlands: Connections to vegetation distribution

    Mark E. Hines;Khrystyne N. Duddleston;Juliette N. Rooney-Varga;Dana Fields

  • Formation of alunite, jarosite and hydrous iron oxides in a hypersaline system: Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia

    D.T. Long;N.E. Fegan;J.D. McKee;W.B. Lyons

  • Microbial iron reduction by enrichment cultures isolated from estuarine sediments.

    Joyce B. Tugel;Mark E. Hines;Galen E. Jones

  • Carbon flow to acetate and C1 compounds in northern wetlands

    Mark E. Hines;Khrystyne N. Duddleston;Roland P. Kiene

  • Microbial biogeochemistry and bioturbation in the sediments of Great Bay, New Hampshire

    Mark E. Hines;Galen E. Jones

  • Mercury distribution in water, sediment and soil in the Idrijca and SoĉAhca river systems

    M. Horvat;V. Jereb;V. Fajon;M. Logar

  • Application of static and dynamic enclosures for determining dimethyl sulfide and carbonyl sulfide exchange in Sphagnum peatlands: Implications for the magnitude and direction of flux

    William Z. de Mello;Mark E. Hines

Frequent Co-Authors

Milena Horvat
Milena Horvat Jožef Stefan Institute
Jadran Faganeli
Jadran Faganeli University of Ljubljana
W. Berry Lyons
W. Berry Lyons The Ohio State University
David T. Long
David T. Long Michigan State University
Jeffrey P. Chanton
Jeffrey P. Chanton Florida State University
Patrick M. Crill
Patrick M. Crill Stockholm University
Tamar Barkay
Tamar Barkay Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stefano Covelli
Stefano Covelli University of Trieste
David P. Krabbenhoft
David P. Krabbenhoft United States Geological Survey
Ronald P. Kiene
Ronald P. Kiene University of South Alabama

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