Mercury speciation results could mean the difference in liability for an industry; it could mean the difference in toxicity of an ecosystem.

When choosing Quicksilver Scientific for mercury speciation analysis, you gain the expertise of Dr. Christopher Shade to aid in interpreting your results. Dr. Shade’s experience in interpreting the complex and interrelated world of biogeochemical cycles is an excellent technical resource. Quicksilver data interpretation services help clients understand how their mercury speciation measurements fit into the natural cycles of the region and what scenarios could be expected if conditions are altered by dredging, burial, climate change, or usage change.

Dr. Shade’s academic background is based on a prestigious line of aquatic chemists who emphasized an approach to chemistry from a speciation perspective. His academic lineage includes pioneers Werner Stumm and James Morgan, widely considered to be the fathers of aquatic chemistry. The lineage also includes the marine metals chemists Francois Morel and Dr. Shade’s Ph.D. advisor Robert Hudson.