Cycling of mercury in the environment: Sources, fate, and human health implications: A review

F Beckers, J Rinklebe - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Mercury (Hg) is ubiquitary, naturally enriched in volcanic regions, and has wide applications
in science, industry, and agriculture. Recently, the increasing awareness of Hg toxicity has …

Demethylation─ the other side of the mercury methylation coin: a critical review

T Barkay, B Gu - ACS Environmental Au, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The public and environmental health consequences of mercury (Hg) methylation have
drawn much attention and considerable research to Hg methylation processes and their …

Mercury as a global pollutant: sources, pathways, and effects

CT Driscoll, RP Mason, HM Chan… - … science & technology, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that affects human and ecosystem health. We synthesize
understanding of sources, atmosphere-land-ocean Hg dynamics and health effects, and …

Mercury physicochemical and biogeochemical transformation in the atmosphere and at atmospheric interfaces: a review and future directions

PA Ariya, M Amyot, A Dastoor, D Deeds… - Chemical …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Mercury is a fascinating fluid metal that exists as liquid at 25 C (0 C= 273 K). This silver
colored d-block heavy metal exhibits noble-gas-like characteristics and solidifies at a …

Interactions between humic substances and microorganisms and their implications for nature-like bioremediation technologies

NA Kulikova, IV Perminova - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The state of the art of the reported data on interactions between microorganisms and HSs is
presented herein. The properties of HSs are discussed in terms of microbial utilization …

Spot the difference: engineered and natural nanoparticles in the environment—release, behavior, and fate

S Wagner, A Gondikas, E Neubauer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The production and use of nanoparticles leads to the emission of manufactured or
engineered nanoparticles into the environment. Those particles undergo many possible …

Mercury deposition and re-emission pathways in boreal forest soils investigated with Hg isotope signatures

M Jiskra, JG Wiederhold, U Skyllberg… - Environmental …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Soils comprise the largest terrestrial mercury (Hg) pool in exchange with the atmosphere. To
predict how anthropogenic emissions affect global Hg cycling and eventually human Hg …

Mercury methylation by anaerobic microorganisms: a review

M Ma, H Du, D Wang - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Although mercury (Hg) is toxic at all valence states, organic Hg, especially
monomethylmercury (MeHg, CH3Hg+, methylmercury), is more toxic than inorganic Hg (Hg …

Climate change–contaminant interactions in marine food webs: Toward a conceptual framework

JJ Alava, WWL Cheung, PS Ross… - Global change …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is resha** the way in which contaminants move through the global
environment, in large part by changing the chemistry of the oceans and affecting the …

Expanded Diversity and Phylogeny of mer Genes Broadens Mercury Resistance Paradigms and Reveals an Origin for MerA Among Thermophilic Archaea

CA Christakis, T Barkay, ES Boyd - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element due to its high affinity for protein sulfhydryl groups,
which upon binding, can destabilize protein structure and decrease enzyme activity …