Vegetation uptake of mercury and impacts on global cycling
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that emits in large quantities to the atmosphere (> 6,000–
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …
8,000 Mg Hg per year) through anthropogenic activities, biomass burning, geogenic …
A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations: Changes of emissions, climate, and land use
We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg),
including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental …
including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental …
Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining
Mercury emissions from artisanal and small-scale gold mining throughout the Global South
exceed coal combustion as the largest global source of mercury. We examined mercury …
exceed coal combustion as the largest global source of mercury. We examined mercury …
Global change effects on biogeochemical mercury cycling
Past and present anthropogenic mercury (Hg) release to ecosystems causes neurotoxicity
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …
and cardiovascular disease in humans with an estimated economic cost of $117 billion USD …
Mercury pollution in modern times and its socio-medical consequences
LT Budnik, L Casteleyn - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Mercury plays a critical role in serious health problems due to environmental or occupational
exposures. Aquatic ecosystems are an essential component of the global biogeochemical …
exposures. Aquatic ecosystems are an essential component of the global biogeochemical …
Modulators of mercury risk to wildlife and humans in the context of rapid global change
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is an urgent global health threat. The complexity
of Hg in the environment can hinder accurate determination of ecological and human health …
of Hg in the environment can hinder accurate determination of ecological and human health …
Recent developments in environmental mercury bioremediation and its toxicity: A review
Mercury (Hg), a global pollutant produced by anthropogenic and natural means acts as a
bioacumulative toxin that severely affects our environment and human lives. Besides being …
bioacumulative toxin that severely affects our environment and human lives. Besides being …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding and measurement of mercury in the environment: Terrestrial Hg cycling
This review documents recent advances in terrestrial mercury cycling. Terrestrial mercury
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is develo** rapidly in others. We …
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is develo** rapidly in others. We …
Environmental flow requirements of estuaries: providing resilience to current and future climate and direct anthropogenic changes
Estuaries host unique biodiversity and deliver a range of ecosystem services at the interface
between catchment and the ocean. They are also among the most degraded ecosystems on …
between catchment and the ocean. They are also among the most degraded ecosystems on …
A retrospection on mercury contamination, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in diverse environments: current insights and future prospects
Owing to various industrial applications of mercury (Hg), its release into the environment at
high concentration is becoming a great threat to living organisms on a global scale. Human …
high concentration is becoming a great threat to living organisms on a global scale. Human …