[HTML][HTML] Sediment oxygen consumption: Role in the global marine carbon cycle

BB Jørgensen, F Wenzhöfer, M Egger, RN Glud - Earth-science reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The seabed plays a key role in the marine carbon cycle as a) the terminal location of aerobic
oxidation of organic matter, b) the greatest anaerobic bioreactor, and c) the greatest …

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 …

Mercury isotope evidence for the importance of recycled fluids in collisional ore systems

B Xu, RS Yin, M Chiaradia, Z Miao, WL Griffin… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The sources of fluids and metals in porphyry systems of continental-collision settings are
poorly constrained. Mercury isotopes display unique mass-independent fractionation …

Mercury stable isotopes constrain atmospheric sources to the ocean

M Jiskra, LE Heimbürger-Boavida, MM Desgranges… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Human exposure to toxic mercury (Hg) is dominated by the consumption of seafood 1, 2.
Earth system models suggest that Hg in marine ecosystems is supplied by atmospheric wet …

Microbiomes in the Challenger Deep slope and bottom-axis sediments

YL Zhou, P Mara, GJ Cui, VP Edgcomb… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Hadal trenches are the deepest and most remote regions of the ocean. The 11-kilometer
deep Challenger Deep is the least explored due to the technical challenges of sampling …

Substantial accumulation of mercury in the deepest parts of the ocean and implications for the environmental mercury cycle

M Liu, W **ao, Q Zhang, S Yuan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Anthropogenic activities have led to widespread contamination with mercury (Hg), a potent
neurotoxin that bioaccumulates through food webs. Recent models estimated that, presently …

Mercury isotopes identify near-surface marine mercury in deep-sea trench biota

JD Blum, JC Drazen, MW Johnson… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Mercury isotopic compositions of amphipods and snailfish from deep-sea trenches reveal
information on the sources and transformations of mercury in the deep oceans. Evidence for …

[HTML][HTML] Fish, rice, and human hair mercury concentrations and health risks in typical Hg-contaminated areas and fish-rich areas, China

B Wang, M Chen, L Ding, Y Zhao, Y Man, L Feng… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) from consuming contaminated fish has been a
major concern for decades. Besides, human MeHg exposure through rice consumption has …

A 1500-year record of mercury isotopes in seal feces documents sea ice changes in the Antarctic

H Liu, W Zheng, BA Bergquist, Y Gao, F Yue… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Temporal and spatial variations in sea ice coverage at high Northern Hemisphere latitudes
have been shown to affect the photodegradation of methylmercury in seawater and the …

Possible pathways for mercury methylation in oxic marine waters

K Wang, G Liu, Y Cai - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant that presents public health risks through seafood
consumption primarily in the form of monomethylmercury (MMHg). Methylation of inorganic …