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 …

Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: a synthesis

JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith, MP Herzog… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Methylmercury effects on birds: A review, meta‐analysis, and development of toxicity reference values for injury assessment based on tissue residues and diet

JT Ackerman, SH Peterson… - Environmental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Birds are used as bioindicators of environmental mercury (Hg) contamination, and toxicity
reference values are needed for injury assessments. We conducted a comprehensive …

Toxicity reference values for methylmercury effects on avian reproduction: Critical review and analysis

PC Fuchsman, LE Brown, MH Henning… - Environmental …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Effects of mercury (Hg) on birds have been studied extensively and with increasing
frequency in recent years. The authors conducted a comprehensive review of methylmercury …

A national-scale assessment of mercury bioaccumulation in United States national parks using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels through a citizen-science framework

CA Eagles-Smith, JJ Willacker, SJ Nelson… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We conducted a national-scale assessment of mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in aquatic
ecosystems, using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels, by develo** a citizen-science network …

Importance of integration and implementation of emerging and future mercury research into the Minamata Convention

MS Gustin, DC Evers, MS Bank, CR Hammerschmidt… - 2016 - ACS Publications
Since the Industrial Revolution, and before, human actions have enhanced the production
and emissions of mercury (Hg), as well as climate changing gases (ozone, nitrous oxide …

Mercury reduces avian reproductive success and imposes selection: an experimental study with adult-or lifetime-exposure in zebra finch

CW Varian-Ramos, JP Swaddle, DA Cristol - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Mercury is a global pollutant that biomagnifies in food webs, placing wildlife at risk of
reduced reproductive fitness and survival. Songbirds are the most diverse branch of the …