Challenges and opportunities for managing aquatic mercury pollution in altered landscapes

H Hsu-Kim, CS Eckley, D Achá, X Feng, CC Gilmour… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
The environmental cycling of mercury (Hg) can be affected by natural and anthropogenic
perturbations. Of particular concern is how these disruptions increase mobilization of Hg …

The assessment and remediation of mercury contaminated sites: A review of current approaches

CS Eckley, CC Gilmour, S Janssen, TP Luxton… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Remediation of mercury (Hg) contaminated sites has long relied on traditional approaches,
such as removal and containment/cap**. Here we review contemporary practices in the …

Modulators of mercury risk to wildlife and humans in the context of rapid global change

CA Eagles-Smith, EK Silbergeld, N Basu… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Spatial and temporal patterns of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish across the Western United States and Canada

CA Eagles-Smith, JT Ackerman, JJ Willacker… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methylmercury contamination of fish is a global threat to environmental health. Mercury (Hg)
monitoring programs are valuable for generating data that can be compiled for spatially …

Mitigating the impact of mercury contaminants in fish and other seafood—A review

B **adasa, G Jayasinghe, P Pohl, SW Fowler - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a well-known toxicant which enters the marine environment by both natural
and anthropogenic sources. Consumption of fish and other seafood that contain …

Trophic transfer and dietary exposure risk of mercury in aquatic organisms from urbanized coastal ecosystems

L Mao, X Liu, Z Wang, B Wang, C Lin, M **n, BT Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, 26 surface seawater samples, 26 surface sediment samples and 114
organisms were collected to study the trophic transfer and dietary exposure risk of mercury …

Conifer density within lake catchments predicts fish mercury concentrations in remote subalpine lakes

CA Eagles-Smith, G Herring, B Johnson, R Graw - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Remote high-elevation lakes represent unique environments for evaluating the
bioaccumulation of atmospherically deposited mercury through freshwater food webs, as …

Tracking fish lifetime exposure to mercury using eye lenses

H Miraly, NR Razavi, AA Vogl, RT Kraus… - … science & technology …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) uptake in fish is affected by diet, growth, and environmental factors such as
primary productivity or oxygen regimes. Traditionally, fish Hg exposure is assessed using …

Relationship among mercury concentration, growth rate, and condition of northern pike: A tautology resolved?

MB Sandheinrich, PE Drevnick - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Methylmercury is a bioaccumulative contaminant that biomagnifies in aquatic food webs and
adversely affects the health of freshwater fish. Previous studies have documented an inverse …

Assessing potential health risks to fish and humans using mercury concentrations in inland fish from across western Canada and the United States

JM Lepak, MB Hooten, CA Eagles-Smith… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fish represent high quality protein and nutrient sources, but Hg contamination is ubiquitous
in aquatic ecosystems and can pose health risks to fish and their consumers. Potential …