Internal dynamics and metabolism of mercury in biota: A review of insights from mercury stable isotopes

ML Li, SY Kwon, BA Poulin, MTK Tsui… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Monitoring mercury (Hg) levels in biota is considered an important objective for the
effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention. While many studies have …

Global mercury concentrations in biota: Their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework

DC Evers, JT Ackerman, S Åkerblom, D Bally, N Basu… - Ecotoxicology, 2024 - Springer
An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Mercury isotope values in shoreline spiders reveal the transfer of aquatic mercury sources to terrestrial food webs

SE Janssen, CJ Kotalik, CA Eagles-Smith… - … & Technology Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The transfer of aquatic contaminants, including mercury (Hg), to terrestrial food webs is an
often-overlooked exposure pathway to terrestrial animals. While research has implemented …

Significant biomagnification of methylmercury in songbird nestlings through a rice-based food web: Insights from stable mercury isotopes

Z Xu, Q Lu, D Jia, S Li, K Luo, T Su, Z Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
To elucidate the sources and transfer of mercury (Hg) in terrestrial food chains, particularly in
heavily Hg-contaminated rice paddy ecosystems, we collected rice leaves, invertebrates …

Aquatic methylmercury is a significant subsidy for terrestrial songbirds: Evidence from the odd mass-independent fractionation of mercury isotopes

Z Xu, Q Lu, X Xu, L Liang, KS Abeysinghe… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In contrast to aquatic food chains, knowledge of the origins and transfer of mercury (Hg) and
methylmercury (MeHg) in terrestrial food chains is relatively limited, especially in songbirds …

New insights into the biomineralization of mercury selenide nanoparticles through stable isotope analysis in giant petrel tissues

S Queipo-Abad, Z Pedrero, C Marchán-Moreno… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tiemannite (HgSe) is considered the end-product of methylmercury (MeHg) demethylation
in vertebrates. The biomineralization of HgSe nanoparticles (NPs) is understood to be an …

Foraging behavior and sea ice-dependent factors affecting the bioaccumulation of mercury in Antarctic coastal waters

L Yang, B Yu, H Liu, X Ji, C **ao, M Cao, J Fu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
To elucidate the potential risks of the toxic pollutant mercury (Hg) in polar waters, the study
of accumulated Hg in fish is compelling for understanding the cycling and fate of Hg on a …

Isotopic and Spectroscopic Investigation of Mercury Accumulation in Houttuynia cordata Colonizing Historically Contaminated Soil

J Wang, Y Man, R Yin, X Feng - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Houttuynia cordata Thunb (H. cordata) is a native vegetable colonizing mercury (Hg) mining
sites in the southwest of China; it can accumulate high Hg concentrations in the rhizomes …

Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes

L Yang, B Yu, D Han, K Zhang, H Liu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The oceans, serving as some of the most extensive reservoirs of mercury (Hg) on Earth, play
an essential role in the global Hg biogeochemical circulation, as a sink for atmospheric …

Interspecific Variations in the Internal Mercury Isotope Dynamics of Antarctic Penguins: Implications for Biomonitoring

S Jung, L Besnard, ML Li, JR Reinfelder… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) biomonitoring requires a precise understanding of the internal processes
contributing to disparities between the Hg sources in the environment and the Hg measured …