Mercury stable isotopes for monitoring the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

SY Kwon, JD Blum, R Yin, MTK Tsui, YH Yang… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Minamata Convention on Mercury (MC) includes provisions for a global
monitoring program (GMP) and effectiveness evaluation (EE) to provide information on …

Redox-induced transformation of potentially toxic elements with organic carbon in soil

Z Xu, DCW Tsang - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a crucial component that significantly affects the soil fertility,
soil remediation, and carbon sequestration. Here, we review the redox-induced …

Recurrent photic zone euxinia limited ocean oxygenation and animal evolution during the Ediacaran

W Zheng, A Zhou, SK Sahoo, MR Nolan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Ediacaran Period (~ 635–539 Ma) is marked by the emergence and
diversification of complex metazoans linked to ocean redox changes, but the processes and …

Mercury isotope fractionation during dark abiotic reduction of Hg (II) by dissolved, surface-bound, and structural Fe (II)

L Schwab, N Gallati, SM Reiter, RL Kimber… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stable mercury (Hg) isotope ratios are an emerging tracer for biogeochemical
transformations in environmental systems, but their application requires knowledge of …

Mercury deposition and redox transformation processes in peatland constrained by mercury stable isotopes

C Li, M Jiskra, MB Nilsson, S Osterwalder… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Peatland vegetation takes up mercury (Hg) from the atmosphere, typically contributing to net
production and export of neurotoxic methyl-Hg to downstream ecosystems. Chemical …

Mercury cycling and isotopic fractionation in global forests

X Wang, W Yuan, CJ Lin, X Feng - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Forest ecosystem accounts for 31% of global land areas and plays a key role in the global
biogeochemical cycling of mercury (Hg). In this critical review, datasets of Hg flux …

Mobilization, methylation, and demethylation of mercury in a paddy soil under systematic redox changes

J Wang, SM Shaheen, M **g… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Methylmercury (MeHg) contamination in paddy fields is a significant environmental issue
globally since over half of the population of our planet consumes rice. MeHg is a neurotoxin …

Mercury isotope evidence for recurrent photic-zone euxinia triggered by enhanced terrestrial nutrient inputs during the Late Devonian mass extinction

W Zheng, GJ Gilleaudeau, TJ Algeo, Y Zhao… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Widespread oceanic anoxia marked by globally extensive deposition of organic-rich black
shale during the Late Devonian was a major factor in the mass extinctions at the Frasnian …

Review of stable mercury isotopes in ecology and biogeochemistry

MTK Tsui, JD Blum, SY Kwon - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the advent of cold vapor-multicollector-inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (CV-MC-ICP-MS) in the past two decades, many research groups studying …

Mercury migration to surface water from remediated mine waste and impacts of rainfall in a karst area–Evidence from Hg isotopes

J Yan, R Li, MU Ali, C Wang, B Wang, X **, M Shao… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Mine waste (MW) in historical mercury (Hg) mining areas continuously emits Hg into local
environment, including aquatic ecosystems. Tracing Hg migration process from MW and …