A review of global environmental mercury processes in response to human and natural perturbations: Changes of emissions, climate, and land use

D Obrist, JL Kirk, L Zhang, EM Sunderland, M Jiskra… - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
We review recent progress in our understanding of the global cycling of mercury (Hg),
including best estimates of Hg concentrations and pool sizes in major environmental …

Elemental sulfur as electron donor and/or acceptor: mechanisms, applications and perspectives for biological water and wastewater treatment

L Zhang, YY Qiu, Y Zhou, GH Chen… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochemical oxidation and reduction are the principle of biological water and wastewater
treatment, in which electron donor and/or acceptor shall be provided. Elemental sulfur (S 0) …

Microplastic fragmentation by rotifers in aquatic ecosystems contributes to global nanoplastic pollution

J Zhao, R Lan, Z Wang, W Su, D Song, R Xue… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The role of aquatic organisms in the biological fragmentation of microplastics and their
contribution to global nanoplastic pollution are poorly understood. Here we present a …

Permafrost stores a globally significant amount of mercury

PF Schuster, KM Schaefer, GR Aiken… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Changing climate in northern regions is causing permafrost to thaw with major implications
for the global mercury (Hg) cycle. We estimated Hg in permafrost regions based on in situ …

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 …

Soil Geobacteraceae are the key predictors of neurotoxic methylmercury bioaccumulation in rice

H Zhong, W Tang, Z Li, C Sonne, SS Lam, X Zhang… - Nature Food, 2024 - nature.com
Contamination of rice by the potent neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) originates from
microbe-mediated Hg methylation in soils. However, the high diversity of Hg methylating …

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 …

Microbial mercury methylation in aquatic environments: a critical review of published field and laboratory studies

O Regnell, CJ Watras - Environmental science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental contaminant of concern because it biomagnifies
in aquatic food webs and poses a health hazard to aquatic biota, piscivorous wildlife and …

Mediterranean mercury assessment 2022: an updated budget, health consequences, and research perspectives

D Cossa, J Knoery, D Banaru… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) and especially its methylated species (MeHg) are toxic chemicals that
contaminate humans via the consumption of seafood. The most recent UNEP Global …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding and measurement of mercury in the environment: Terrestrial Hg cycling

K Bishop, JB Shanley, A Riscassi, HA de Wit… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review documents recent advances in terrestrial mercury cycling. Terrestrial mercury
(Hg) research has matured in some areas, and is develo** rapidly in others. We …