Physical, chemical weathering and volcanic eruptions release heavy metals into soils and
surface waters naturally. Contaminants from anthropogenic sources originated from …

Trophic transfer (biotransference—Dallinger et al. 1987) results from passage of a
contaminant through food chains as a result of uptake only from water (bioconcentration) …

This study investigated the trophic transfer of four common toxic metals (Cd, Cr, Cu and Hg)
in the food web and assessed their potential ecological risks in Laizhou Bay, a spawning …

Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has become a powerful tool for ecotoxicologists to study
dietary exposure and biomagnification of contaminants in wild animal populations. The use …

Previous studies have shown that engineered nanomaterials can be transferred from prey to
predator, but the ecological impacts of this are mostly unknown. In particular, it is not known …

Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a major threat to human health. Millions
of people across the world are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water with …

Despite the increasing impact of heavy metal pollution in southern Mexico due to urban
growth and agricultural and petroleum activities, few studies have focused on the behavior …

Mining is one of the major pollution sources worldwide, causing huge disturbances to the
environment. Industrial and artisanal mining activities are widespread in Mexico, a major …

Temporal and spatial variabilities in concentrations of metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Pb
and Zn) and metalloid (As) associated with the Fundão dam tailings were evaluated in …

This issue of Environmental Chemistry features a series of papers that focus on cadmium as
an environmental contaminant. This emphasis on cadmium is welcome and perhaps …