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[email protected] MERCURY INVESTIGATIONS IN REMOTE OCEANIA: WET DEPOSITION AND BIO-ACCUMULATION ON TUTUILA ISLAND A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science from University of Wollongong by Peter Joseph Peshut, BSc., MSc. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science October 2009 DECLARATION I, Peter Joseph Peshut, hereby declare that this thesis, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, is my own original composition and has not been submitted for qualifications at any other academic institution, and that all work was conducted by me or with assistance that was under my direct supervision, and that results presented are from my own original investigations unless otherwise acknowledged. Peter Joseph Peshut 15 October 2009 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The scope of this work ensures that no claim can be made for an independent accomplishment by the author.