Pollution of water in Africa: a review of contaminants and fish as biomonitors and analytical methodologies—the case of Senegal

CT Dione, M Ndiaye, O Delhomme… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental pollution is one of the major problems facing human health, ecosystems, and
biodiversity. This is particularly the case for water quality in Senegal. Fish can be used as a …

Geochemical controls on the distribution of total mercury and methylmercury in sediments and porewater from the Yangtze River Estuary to the East China Sea

F Cao, S Yang, D Yin, R Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
A comprehensive investigation was conducted to explore the distributions of total mercury
(THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in sediments and porewater along a typical transect from …

Spatial-temporal characteristics of mercury and methylmercury in marine sediment under the combined influences of river input and coastal currents

C Yu, W **ao, Y Xu, X Sun, M Li, H Lin, Y Tong, H **e… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Mercury, especially in the form of methylmercury (MeHg), is a global pollutant, and aquatic
products are considered the main sources of Hg exposure to humans. The Bohai and Yellow …

Seasonal assessment of trace element contamination in intertidal sediments of the meso-macrotidal Hooghly (Ganges) River Estuary with a note on mercury …

P Mondal, R de Alcântara Mendes, MP Jonathan… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
The spatial and seasonal distribution of trace elements (TEs)(n= 16) in surficial sediment
were examined along the Hooghly River Estuary (~ 175 km), India. A synchronous elevation …

Geochemical controls on the distribution of mercury and methylmercury in sediments of the coastal East China Sea

L Zhao, R Wang, C Zhang, D Yin, S Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
We examined the spatial and vertical distribution of total mercury (THg) in 119 surface
sediment samples and 4 sediment cores from the coastal East China Sea. The THg …

Responses of the structure and function of microbes in Yellow River Estuary sediments to different levels of mercury

Z Ren, W Jiang, N Sun, J Shi, D Zhang, J Zhang… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The health and stability of the estuary of the Yellow River ecosystem have come under
increasing pressure from land-based inputs of heavy metals. While it is known that heavy …

Record of diagenesis of rare earth elements and other metals in a transitional sedimentary environment

M Caetano, R Prego, C Vale, H de Pablo… - Marine Chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
The vertical distribution of trace and rare earth elements (REE) was studied in a sediment
core from the Vigo Ria (NW Iberian Peninsula) where sedimentation patterns have changed …

Biogeochemical cycle of mercury and methylmercury in two highly contaminated areas of tagus estuary (Portugal)

R Cesário, H Hintelmann, NJ O'Driscoll… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2017 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) dynamics was evaluated in contaminated sediments and overlying waters from
Tagus estuary, in two sites with different Hg anthropogenic sources: Cala Norte (CNOR) and …

Natural and Anthropocene fluxes of trace elements in estuarine sediments of Galician Rias

MÁ Álvarez-Vázquez, M Caetano… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The Anthropocene has been proposed as a new geo-stratigraphic epoch where humans
have become a global factor affecting the ecosystems. Estuarine sediments constitute a …

Mercury and methylmercury dynamics in sediments on a protected area of Tagus Estuary (Portugal)

R Cesário, CE Monteiro, M Nogueira… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Tagus Estuary is one of the most Hg-contaminated estuaries in SW Europe.
Sediment cores were sampled at two low Hg-contaminated sites inside the natural park …