Mercury in the terrestrial environment: a review

B Gworek, W Dmuchowski… - Environmental Sciences …, 2020 - Springer
Background Environmental contamination by mercury is and will continue to be a serious
risk for human health. Pollution of the terrestrial environment is particularly important as it is …

A critical review of mercury speciation, bioavailability, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant environment: Ecotoxicology and health risk assessment

M Shahid, S Khalid, I Bibi, J Bundschuh… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination by a non-essential and non-beneficial, although potentially
toxic mercury (Hg), is becoming a great threat to the living organisms at a global scale …

[HTML][HTML] A spatial assessment of mercury content in the European Union topsoil

C Ballabio, M Jiskra, S Osterwalder, P Borrelli… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Map** of surface soil Hg concentrations, a priority pollutant, at continental scale is
important in order to identify hotspots of soil Hg distribution (eg mining or industrial pollution) …

The assessment and remediation of mercury contaminated sites: A review of current approaches

CS Eckley, CC Gilmour, S Janssen, TP Luxton… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Remediation of mercury (Hg) contaminated sites has long relied on traditional approaches,
such as removal and containment/cap**. Here we review contemporary practices in the …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning active sites on biochars for remediation of mercury-contaminated soil: A comprehensive review

M Rizwan, G Murtaza, F Zulfiqar, A Moosa… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) contamination is acknowledged as a global issue and has generated concerns
globally due to its toxicity and persistence. Tunable surface-active sites (SASs) are one of …

Determination of (Bio)-available mercury in soils: A review

JH Huang, WH Shetaya, S Osterwalder - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the mercury (Hg) control measures adopted by the international community, Hg still
poses a significant risk to ecosystem and human health. This is primarily due to the ability of …

Recent advances in understanding and measurement of Hg in the environment: Surface-atmosphere exchange of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg0)

J Sommar, S Osterwalder, W Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The atmosphere is the major transport pathway for distribution of mercury (Hg) globally.
Gaseous elemental mercury (GEM, hereafter Hg 0) is the predominant form in both …

Efficient gaseous mercury removal by nano-amorphous red selenium and recycling design of HgSe nanoparticles

K Long, R **ao, T Zhang, X Cui, Z **ong, Y Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mercury, is a highly toxic chemical that poses serious hazards to both humans and the
environment to be controlled. In this paper, Different Se forms have great varying …

Long-term mercury contamination does not affect the microbial gene potential for C and N cycling in soils but enhances detoxification gene abundance

B Frey, BM Rast, W Qi, B Stierli, I Brunner - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil microorganisms are key transformers of mercury (Hg), a toxic and widespread pollutant.
It remains uncertain, however, how long-term exposure to Hg affects crucial microbial …

Preconcentration and Determination of Trace Hg(II) Using a Cellulose Nanofiber Mat Functionalized with MoS2 Nanosheets

U Haseen, H Ahmad - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanoparticles were hydrothermally synthesized onto the
surface of a cellulose nanofiber mat and demonstrated for the selective extraction and …