As technology continues to advance, heavy metals in drinking water have exceeded
recommended limits from regulators around the world. The main source of human exposure …

Methylmercury contamination of the environment is an important issue globally, and birds
are useful bioindicators for mercury monitoring programs. The available data on mercury …

Abstract The Minamata Convention on Mercury (MC) includes provisions for a global
monitoring program (GMP) and effectiveness evaluation (EE) to provide information on …

Monitoring mercury (Hg) levels in biota is considered an important objective for the
effectiveness evaluation of the Minamata Convention. While many studies have …

Exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) can result in detrimental health effects in wildlife. With
advances in ecological indicators and analytical techniques for measurement of MeHg in a …

Anthropogenic pollution is increasingly pervasive throughout all ecosystems worldwide. In
recent years, negative consequences on many taxa, such as birds, have been observed. We …

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 …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru, continues to expand
rapidly, raising concerns about increases in loading of mercury (Hg) to the environment. We …

Synthetic biology approaches to bioremediation are a key sustainable strategy to leverage
the self-replicating and programmable aspects of biology for environmental stewardship …

During the past 600 million years of Earth history, four of five major extinction events were
synchronous with volcanism in large igneous provinces. Despite improved temporal …