Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Banaru… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

Highly efficient selective elimination of heavy metals from solutions by different strategies

Y Cai, M Fang, X Tan, B Hu, X Wang - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the potential perniciousness of heavy metals, wastewater contaminated by them has
become the most severe environmental problems. Water pollution poses very negative …

A comprehensive investigation of zeolite-rich tuff functionalized with 3-mercaptopropionic acid intercalated green rust for the efficient removal of HgII and CrVI in a …

T Huang, L Pan, J Dong, L Zhou, H Tao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MA) was chosen to achieve the anionic
intercalation into the green rust (GR) materials (MA-GR). The zeolite-rich tuff functionalized …

Sponges as emerging by-product of integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA)

J Aguilo-Arce, P Ferriol, R Trani, P Puthod… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of marine sponges dates back thousands of years, and interest in these animals is
increasing as new applications are discovered. Their potential is extensive, both in their …

Insights into bioaccumulation and bioconcentration of potentially toxic elements in marine sponges from the Northwestern Mediterranean coast of Morocco

I Krikech, AR Jafarabadi, M Leermakers… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present research aimed to investigate the concentrations and patterns of six potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) in three common sponge species collected along the Moroccan …

Methylmercury exposure of the sponge O. lobularis induces strong tissue and cell defects

KDP Mendonca, C Rocher, A Dufour, Q Schenkelaars… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Mediterranean marine biota suffers from various anthropogenic threats. Among them,
pollutants such as mercury (Hg) represent important environmental issues that are …

Biodetoxification mercury by using a marine bacterium Marinomonas sp. RS3 and its merA gene expression under mercury stress

MM Al-Ansari - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) pollution in water has been a problem for the ecosystem and human health,
thus eco-friendly remediation methods are gaining traction around the world. In this study, a …

[HTML][HTML] Bioconcentration and cellular effects of emerging contaminants in sponges from Maldivian coral reefs: a managing tool for sustainable tourism

C Rizzi, D Seveso, C De Grandis, E Montalbetti… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tourism is the main income source for the Maldives, but concurrently, it represents a
growing threat to its marine ecosystem. Here, we monitored the bioaccumulation of 15 …

The sponge Oscarella lobularis (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha) as a suitable biomonitor of metallic contamination in Mediterranean coastal ecosystems

K de Pao Mendonca, B Angeletti, A Dufour… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biomonitoring of metallic contamination in marine ecosystems is often focused on
animal species of commercial interest and in lesser extent on non-model marine …

A Pilot Study of Mercury Distribution in the Carapace of Four Species of Sea Turtles from Northeastern Brazil

CA Barrios-Rodríguez, LD De Lacerda… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
Scutes present very complex morphologies with different growth rates at different areas of
the carapace that can change the accumulation process of essential and non-essential …