Nickel (Ni) is an important metal in modern infrastructure and technology, with major uses in
stainless steel, alloys, electroplating and rechargeable batteries. Economic Ni resources are …

This article describes the mercury contaminated sites in Asia. Among the various regions,
Asia has become the largest contributor of anthropogenic atmospheric mercury (Hg) …

In this study, a novel mesoporous conjugate adsorbent (MCA) was fabricated by directly
anchoring the organic ligand of 2-hydroxyacetophenone-4 N-pyrrolidine …

A facile, economical and straightforward hydrothermal strategy is used to prepare highly
luminescent nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) by using folic acid as both …

How sublethal levels of antibiotics and heavy metals select for clinically important multidrug
resistance plasmids is largely unknown. Carriage of plasmids generally confers substantial …

Despite broad recognition of the value of the goods and services provided by nature,
existing tools for assessing and valuing ecosystem services often fall short of the needs and …

During springtime in the polar regions, unique photochemistry converts inert halide salt ions
(eg Br−) into reactive halogen species (eg Br atoms and BrO) that deplete ozone in the …

Water pollutions have caused serious threats to the aquatic environment and human health,
it is of great significance to monitor and control their contents in water. Compared with the …

Mercury toxicity mediated by different forms of mercury is a major health problem; however,
the molecular mechanisms underlying toxicity remain elusive. We analyzed the effects of …

It was discovered in 1995 that, during the spring time, unexpectedly low concentrations of
gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) occurred in the Arctic air. This was surprising for a …